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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, October 13, 2018

October 13, 2018October 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, American Music Awards, Amy Winehouse, Beatles, Dolly Parton, Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac, Hologram, Lindsey Buckingham, Nextradio, Ozzy Osbourne, Podcasting, RAIN

Has Kanye done anything crazy yet today? He’s had enough attention this week, so we’ll leave him out of music

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, September 5, 2017

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Adele, Beats, Bon Scott, Brian Wilson, Burning Man, Ed Sheeran, FM Chip, Hurricane Harvey, Liam Gallagher, Midnight Oil, Music sales, Nextradio, Opera, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Goss

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

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Gadgets 

Another Call to Activate the FM Chip Inside Canadian Smartphones

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment FM Chip, Nextradio, Smartphones

Inside virtually every smartphone is a chip that allows the device to receive free over-the-air FM broadcasts. Telcos are apparently

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, November 23, 2016

November 23, 2016November 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Bono, Carpool Karaoke, Donald Trump, Drake, Eyehategod, Freedom of the Press, Friends, Grammy Awards, Headphones, iPhone 8, James Corden, Julia Roberts, Leonard Cohen, Music sales, Nextradio

America shuts down for Thanksgiving later today. I’ll try to keep the music news coming best I can. The Kanye

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Music News 

NextRadio Expands into Canada. This Means Smartphone FM Chips for Android Users (MORE UPDATEs: Not So Fast, Canada, BUT…)

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 Alan Cross 3 Comments FM Chip, Nextradio

Virtually every smartphone on the market has a dormant FM chip somewhere inside. So why isn’t it activated? Simple: wireless

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Radio 

A Campaign to Get Free Radio on Your Mobile Phone

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Alan Cross 3 Comments FM Chip, NCRA, Nextradio

Deep within virtually ever mobile phone manufactured today is a tiny chip capable of receiving FM broadcasts. You’d never know

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Music News 

AT&T will Activate the FM Chip in Android Phones

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Cell Phones, FM Chip, Mobile Phones, Nextradio

Wait: there’s an FM chip in cell phones? Yep. It’s a little sliver of silicon that allows a cell phone

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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