Random music news for Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Hawk Tuah Girl won’t go away. First came the merch. Now some Hollywood agencies are looking to sign her up. I did not make that up. I also did not make up
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Random music news for Wednesday, June 19, 2024
If you grew up in the 80s, did you have any of these now-obsolete skills? Nothing obsolete about music news for June 19, 2024–at least not for a day or two. More music
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Random music news for Monday, May 20, 2024
A new nightmare: using emojis inaccurately. I’ll be as accurate as possible for music news on May 20, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Have I posted this before? Even if I
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Random music news for Tuesday, May 14, 2024
“The future of dating is having your AI date other people’s AI and recommend the best matches for you to meet.” Discuss. Once you wrap your mind around that, proceed to music news
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Sorry, Apple. Spotify is now the king of podcast downloads now.
Apple practically invented podcasting (well, at least the way it was delivered) twenty years ago. Because of its huge head start, It became the segment leader and the de facto go-to play to
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Why can’t we hear full songs in podcasts? Well, it’s…complicated
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Podcasting continues to be a hot form of broadcasting, growing from an audience of about 12 per cent of people 12 and up in
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Random music news for Thursday, March 7, 2024
What kind of pre-wedding party can you throw for US$150 million? It happened in India. Meanwhile, music news for March 7, 2024, looks like this. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Is your
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Radio listening: Still a thing. See?
Edison Research conducted its regular “share of ear” survey to determine what kind of audio Americans are listening to. I’d prefer to give you some Canadian stats, but we should be able to
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Want transcripts with your podcasts? Apple is offering them automatically.
Years ago, people began asking for transcripts of my Ongoing History of New Music radio show. I didn’t have time to do it so I brought in a couple of interns, Shawn and
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Random music news for Wednesday, January 24, 2024
I couldn’t help thinking about the opening sequence of The Hangover 2 when I read this. Does music news for January 24, 2024 remind you of any movie? More music news? Look here.
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Random music news for Tuesday, January 2, 2024
I spent the holidays watching reruns of Rick & Morty and eating cheese. I’m a mess, of course. I need to get back to doing something productive, beginning with music news for January
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