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Random music news for Wednesday, May 11, 2022

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, Dave Mustaine, Duran Duran, Heardle, Mental Health, Metadata, Motley Crue, Nick Cave, Spotify, Travis Scott, Tupac, Worldle, Young Thug

You think you live in a small place? Take a look at 10 Hyde Park Place in London. Nothing small

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 13, 2022

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Aaron Lewis, Cannabis, Coachella, Conspiracy Theories, Covid, Dave Mustaine, George Harrison, Jack White, KISS, Matt Gaetz, Metadata, TikTok, Weezer

Dammit. I really liked Gilbert Gottfried. He was my favourite filthy comedian.RIP. And now, some music news for April 13,

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Random music news for Tuesday, February 16, 2021

February 16, 2021February 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice Cooper, American Idol, George Harrison, Helix, Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox, Metadata, Metallica, Peter Gabriel, Podcasting, Porsche, Spotify

Using emojis just got more complicated. It’s why I avoid them entirely. On to music news for February 16, 2021.

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Random music news for Friday, November 13, 2020

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Britney Spears, Broadcast Dialogue, Japan, Jonathan Pie, Metadata, Pinball, Radio 1, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stones, Trombone

Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Look it up. Here’s a hint: music news for Friday, November 13. Coronavirus update: The Lockdown Awards? I guess

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020October 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bay City Rollers, COVID-19, Ian Mitchell, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Metadata, Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, R Kelly, raves, Richard Ashcroft, TikTok, Twitch

If you miss live music, try Antyfest. It features audiences of ants–as in the insects–reacting to performances from eleven different

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Random music news for Thursday, August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, COVID-19, Gene Simmons, Joe Strummer, Kanye West, KISS, Marc Almond, Metadata, Mood Music, Muzak, Netflix, Nick Cave, NME, Soft Cell

Because we can never get enough of The Simpsons’ steamed hams. There should be an InstaPot update, if you ask

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Random music news for Saturday, May 9, 2020

May 9, 2020May 8, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concerts, COVID-19, Drake, Lady Gaga, Llama, Metadata, Neo-Nazis, Newspapers, Steel Panther

This llama named Winter could save us all. Ponder that as you browse through music news for May 9, 2020.

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A new standard for metadata will make things better for music

October 19, 2019October 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments MEAD, Metadata

Every digital music file includes important information encoded within its bits’n’bytes called metadata. This identifies many different attributes of the

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Attention musician: Pay attention to your metadata or go broke

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metadata

Metadata is data about data. For example, if you have a digital track, important information can be embedded with that

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Random music news for Tuesday, February 19, 2019

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Airpods, Apple, Diddy, Indigenous Music Awards, Kanye West, Kenny G, KISS, Metadata, New York Times, R. Kelly, Radio, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Vinyl

I rolled up the rim to win and all I got was four more weeks of winter. Now all I

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 19, 2018

September 19, 2018September 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Drugs, Fake plays, Fortnite, Metadata, Pussy Riot, Pyotr Verzilov, Spotify, Vladimir Putin

I’ve never seen more squirrels collecting nuts in my neighbourhood. Does that mean we’re in for a bad winter? Ponder

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