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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Need to be productive? Here are some musical tips

May 30, 2023May 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music, Productivity, Workplace

[A report from Elisa F.G – AC] Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen. Pour yourself a cup

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Tech 

Hear me out: Maybe AI won’t be so bad for music

May 29, 2023May 28, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, Music, Sampling, Songwriting, Synthesizers, Synths, Tech

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When Barry Manilow wanted to tour in 1982, he was faced

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Funny/Weird 

Got a fussy baby? This music may save your sanity.

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Babies, Baby, Fussy, Music, Parenting

[A parenting report from Elish F.G.- AC] For all the parents out there spending countless car rides and birthday parties

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: When it comes to music vs. tech, tech almost always wins (part 3)

May 25, 2023May 24, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, James Petrillo, Music, Ongoing History, Radio, Strike, Tech

In 1942, music in America stopped. It had nothing to do with World War II, either. It was a strike.

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Funny/Weird 

What was the weird music Apollo 10 heard on the far side of the moon?

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments aliens, Apollo 10, Far Side, Moon, Music, UFOs

Even if you’re a hardcore student of the Apollo program, you may not have heard this story about how Apollo

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: When it comes to music vs. tech, tech almost always wins (part 2)

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music, Radio, Tech

Musical purists have always been wary of how new technologies might affect what they do. In the 1920s, musicians and

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Tech 

This new TikTok-Apple Music partnership hints at things to come

May 18, 2023May 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, ByteDance, Music, Partnership, Resso, Streaming Music, TikTok

If you’re on TikTok, you know how addictive the platform can be. One frustration is the need to leave the

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Tech 

In today’s AI-and-music news, what unintended consequences might we see?

May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, Music, Unintended Consequences

Whenever a new technology gets introduced, there are always unintended consequences regardless of the best intentions and of how much

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Music Industry Music News Tech 

So much is happening with AI and music that we may need daily updates

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, Fake Artists, Music, Spotify

So much is going on in the world of artificial intelligence and music that it’s getting impossible to keep up.

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Music Industry Video Games 

Video game music: It just keeps getting more and more popular (and more respect, too)

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments League of Legends, Music, Super Mario, Video Games

Video game music has come a long way since the blips and boops heard with Pong back in 1972. Things

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Music News 

Songs to combat the “Sunday scaries”

April 9, 2023April 8, 2023 Amber Healy 0 Comments Cage the Elephant, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Ocean, Goo Goo Dolls, JACK JOHNSON, Mac Miller, Maroon 5, Music, Noah Kahn, Playlists, Sunday scaries, SZA, Taylor Swift, Vance Joy

Raise your hand if you start to feel a little stressed Sunday afternoon or evening about the work waiting for

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