Random music news for Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Off to the UK today for some Beatles’s work. If all goes well, I’ll get to interview Ringo tomorrow. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for September 25, 2019. If you’ve
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Random Music News for Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Yep, I have the post-Canadian Music Week cold. Anyone else? And now, music news for April 25. Record Store Day releases are already on eBay for inflated prices. What a
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Random Music New for Wednesday, December 14, 2016
On this day in 1972, Eugene Cernan became the last person to walk on the moon. Why haven’t we been back? On to music news… Donald Trump says he’s “like,
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Guy Fawkes, anyone? And now, the music news. Rami Malek of Mr. Robot will be part of Freddie Mercury biopic. Tidal and Universal have gone to war over Prince’s music.
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Damn, thunderstorms are LOUD here in Singapore. Never heard thunder like this before. It was hard to concentrate on gathering music news. This classical musician collapsed and died onstage. Hey,
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Neil Young Finally Launches His Pono Player in Canada
With more of the big manufacturers getting into Hi-Res Audio (Sony, Technics), Neil’s Pono player has a fight ahead of it. While it’s been available in the US for more
Read MoreRandom Music News for Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Facebook turns 11 today. Germans still love to buy CDs almost more than anyone else. Is Danger Mouse producing the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album? What about Rick Rubin?
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Neil Young’s Pono Gets a Bad Review
Oh, dear. After all that hype, Yahoo!’s tech reviewer doesn’t seem to like the Pono very much. All I can tell you is that I’ve sampled other High-Res Audio players
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People forget that the Beatles didn’t release any of their music on CD until February 1987, almost five years after the compact disc was unveiled. The organization wanted to make
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So What is “High-Res Audio,” Anyway?
MP3s took root because they’re small. When bandwidth and digital storage was a fraction of what is today, it made sense to shrink audio files into something more manageable. Today,
Read MoreNeil Young’s Pono System Strikes a Deal with Ford
Last week, I was asked for any predictions I may have regarding music and tech for 2015. My reply? That next year could be when we once again get serious
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