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Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Apple, CFNY, Genesis, Grimes, Hyperpop, iPhones, Killers, Korn, MiniDisc, Music News, Smiths, Spirit of Radio, Spotify, Turntables

Uh, nope. And no thanks to this, too. I’d rather just read music news for March 26, 2022. If you

Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 925: The History of Portable Music, Part 2

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments DAT, DCC, MiniDisc, Portable Music, Streaming

There were three moments when I remembered looking at something in my hand realizing that it was going to change

Random music news for Thursday, August 2, 2018

August 2, 2018August 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Courtney Love, HubblePhone, iPhone, Journalism, Lollapalooza, MiniDisc, Napster, Pitchfork, Podcasts, Smashing Pumpkins, SOCAN, SODRAC, Solar Storms, Spotify, Two Feet, Walkman, Weezer

It was on this day in 1990 that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. That ended poorly for everyone, of course. And

The Forgotten Format Wars of the Late 1990s

July 15, 2017July 14, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment HD-DVD, MiniDisc, Super Audio CD

From the moment Edison unveiled his talking machine in August 1877, there was a race to create recordings with greater

Gadgets Music History

Audio Gear History: Remember the MiniDisc?

March 27, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment MiniDisc, Sony

By the time we got to the middle 90s, people agreed that the CD was a pretty good thing. But