Random music news for Saturday, April 28, 2018
Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here. Hey, it’s news, isn’t it? Once you’re done, you can review the music
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Random Music News for Tuesday, October 3, 2017
It was on this day in 1995 that OJ Simpson was acquitted. And this week, he’s out of jail on those theft charges. And now, music news for October 3, 2017. These are your
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It was on this day in 1969 that the Beatles used the crosswalk down the street from EMI Studios. That picture appears on the cover of Abbey Road. And now, the music news
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I just heard that my favourite sci-fi novel (actually, it’s part of a trilogy) of the last two decades, The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin, is being made into a movie. How the hell are
Read MoreRandom Music News for Thursday, January 19, 2017
One more day until a small-handed, orange-skinned, blonde comb-over becomes President of the United States. Distract yourself with music news. Speaking of presidents, “singing” Barack Obama videos have been issued takedown notices. Who
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Random Music News for Monday, November 21, 2016
Have I mentioned how much I hate the flip-top lids on tubes of toothpaste? Who came up with these useless things? And now, the music news. Some idiots defaced Adam Yauch Park in
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The Radio That Reads Your Emotions and Plays the Appropriate Music
I can’t wake up to a beeping alarm, so I make sure that the Bose on the side of the bed is always tuned to 102.1 the Edge/Toronto (natch: it’s my main radio
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Microsoft’s New Music x Technlogy
Microsoft is getting deeper into the intersection of tech and music with something called Music x Technology (I think we’re supposed to pronounce that as “music TIMES technology.”) Here’s an explanation of what they
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Fascinating: A History of the Early Days of Streaming
I’m going to cover the history of streaming music on an upcoming edition of The Ongoing History of New Music. Meanwhile, let’s go back and look at an early battle between Microsoft and
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Paul McCartney Has Created Some New Emojis for Skype
On the 52nd anniversary of the Beatles’ first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Paul McCartney has teamed with Skype (and parent Microsoft) to introduce a new series of emojis. Skype users will be
Read MoreRandom Music News for Tuesday, November 17, 2015
While things are still tense in Paris and Europe, there is other music news to be had. There’s a sensational murder trial in Australia regarding a punk fan that was stabbed 73 times.
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