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This post contains Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”–but for a very interesting reason.

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4K, machine learning, Never Gonna Give You Up, Revideo, Rick Astley

If you’ve ever been rickrolled–and really, who hasn’t?–you were inevitably redirected to a video shot in 1987 with 1987 technology.

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 24, 2018

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Avicii, Britpop, Deep Fake Videos, Elton John, Instagram, JPNSGRLS, K-Pop, Kanye West, Lauren Hill, machine learning, R. Kelly, Radio, Rolling Stones, Shania Twain, Trip Advisor, Vinyl

It was a rough day for Canada yesterday. Anything I can offer for music news will seem inconsequential. Still, here’s

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Will Songwriting Robots Want Royalties? Maybe.

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, machine learning, Taryn Southern

The fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning are tearing things up right now. Some robots/machines/programs are even learning to

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Random Music News for Monday, July 24, 2017

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Blink-182, Brain Surgery, Chester Bennington, Chris Cronell, David Letterman, Eddie Vedder, Gotye, Jay Z, Lana Del Rey, Linkin Park, machine learning, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Skimmee, Spotify, Stone Temple Pilots, Taylor Swift, YouTube

Is it just me or is the amount of paper on toilet paper rolls shrinking? Just askin’. While you ponder that,

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When Machines Write Our Music: Introducing DAC

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artificial Intelligence, machine learning

As experiments in artificial intelligence and machine learning continue, piles of silicon are now writing music. Algorithms plumped up on

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Need Music For Your Lyrics? There’s a Program For That.

December 14, 2016December 13, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments composition, Lyrics, machine learning, Music

So you have written yourself a beautiful poem or lyrics but you lack the technical ability to provide a score

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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