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Random music news for Monday, December 12, 2022

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metadata, Taylor Swift

This may be the grossest thing that you read all week. Sorry. Nothing to apologize when it comes to music

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Music Industry 

If you’re an artist and you’re ignoring your metadata, you’re screwing yourself

September 13, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Files, Metadata

I’ve long whinged about the lack of metadata with digital files. There’s one major label that long insisted on distributing

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Random music news for Thursday, August 25, 2022

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fraud, Metadata

You don’t want to be a weather forecaster in Hungary. Here’s why. Meanwhile, I can vouch for this music news

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Random music news for Saturday, July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dementia, Drake, Facebook, Instagram, Kennedy Center, Lady Gaga, Metadata, Music Festivals, Music Therapy, Musical Taste, Pat Benetar, Pete Seeger, Ricky Martin, TikTok, U2

Why would a robot dog with a machine gun bother anyone? Oh, right. More indications of the dystopian future ahead.

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Why musicians need to pay close attention to the data that’s available to them.

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Analytics, Canadian Musician, Data, Metadata

[Musicians have more information at their fingertips than ever before. But how should one use this data to advance their

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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, 2022October 15, 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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