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Music News 

Looking for some music listening ideas during the lockdown? Try this site.

April 20, 2020April 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Recommendations

I’ve said it before: Can you imagine if COVID-19 hit in the days before the internet? With all the record

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Gadgets 

This music promotion platform aims to target individual tastes in music

October 23, 2019October 29, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Music Recommendations, Upbeat

Do you find yourself bombarded by music you just don’t care about? Everyone wants recommendations of cool stuff, but often

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Music Industry 

Random music news for Saturday, September 28, 2019

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilish, Cover Version, Fiona Apple, Metallica, Monty Python, Music Recommendations, Saturday Night Live, Slipknot, SNL

On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 20, 2019

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, 5G, Afghanistan, Airpods, Childish Gambino, Danzig, Death Metal, Donald Glover, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Page, KISS, Kodak Black, Music Recommendations

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, February 2, 2019

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-11, Harry Styles, KISS, Mark E. Smith, Maroon 5, Music Recommendations, Pink Floy, Roger Waters, Seymour Stein, Slayer, Sony, Soul Train, Spotify, Streaming, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Van Halen

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 16, 2018

June 16, 2018June 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Drill Music, Jay Z, John Legend, Joni Mitchell, Music Recommendations, Robbie Williams, Ryan Adams, Stephen Hawking, Streaming, Tupac, World Cup

Had he lived, Tupac would be 57 today. And in other music news for June 16, 2018… Here are my

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Tech 

How Does Spotify Learn What New Music You’d Like?

October 12, 2017May 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Recommendations, Spotify

Spotify sometimes evokes the old Arthur C. Clarke adage that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Take its

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Music Industry 

Do You Trust Algorithms Used by Streaming Music Services? Should You?

March 18, 2017March 17, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Music Recommendations, Streaming

Virtually every music service promises that it will learn from your tastes and serve you up more of what you will

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Cool! 

There’s a Science to Bad Playlists

August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Curation, Dopamine, Music Recommendations, Playlists

This article from Wired explains a lot about music curation and recommendations. Bad playlists have a science all their own. “When

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Music News 

Searching for the Perfect Playlist? Then Read This

July 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Discovery, Music Recommendations, Spotify

Music curation is a big, big deal everywhere you turn now. But where once we scoured the Internet for the

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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