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Gadgets 

This electronic piano comes with speakers. In drones. That fly.

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drones, Electric Piano, Roland

Roland is one of the most respected manufacturers of electronic keyboards, drum machines, and other things that can be programmed.

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Music News 

Human drummers have nothing to fear. Yet. Maybe. Check out CyberOne.

December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CyberOne, Drum Machines, Drummer, Drummers, Linn, Roland, Xiaomi

When the first programmable drum machines started appearing at the dawn of the 80s (think the TR series by Roland

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Fleetwood Mac, Jonathan Davis, Kanye, Kurt Cobain, Lana Del Rey, Live Nation, Oasis, Roland, Snoop Dogg, SOCAN, Streaming Music, Ticketmaster

Imagine trying to park The World’s Biggest SUV. It’s much easer to just read music news for October 21, 2022.

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Gadgets 

Tuesday Timesuck: PLay with a Roland TR-808 and a TB-303 bass synth right in your browser

October 13, 2020October 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Roland, TB-303, TR-808

If you’re looking for a way to kill time today, composer Yuri Suzuki has created a website in concert with

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 17, 2020

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Beastie Boys, Cows, Donald Trump, Electronic Drums, James Hetfield, Kanye, Kim Jong-Un, Metallica, REM, Roland, Soundgarden, Spike Jonze, Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor

Today marks three years with Trump as president. Seems longer. Here’s what I have for music news on January 17,

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Podcast 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 230: Dadbod Garage Band

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Roland

Most who played in a garage band dodged the Wedding Singer bullet. But they’re the inspiration for your favourite music,

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 28, 2018

November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8K video, Alessia Cara, Auschwitz, BBC, Brexit, Broadway, Bruce Springsteen, Country Music, Donald Trump, Facebook, Go-Gos, iPhones, Music sales, NHK, Primus, Roland, Sesame Street, Streaming, Studio, Ticketmaster, Toilets

Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers

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Gadgets 

The keytar lives!

September 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Keytar, Roland

Back in the 70s, musicians like Edgar Winter came up with the idea of slinging a synthesizer around their neck

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 8, 2018

March 8, 2018March 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, British Columbia, Concert Tickets, Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, Drum Machine, Flaming Lips, Fred Durst, Fyre Festival, iPhone, John Travolta, Leonard Cohen, Limp Bizkit, Pussy Riot, Roland, Scalping, Tommy Lee, Wayne Coyne

Happy International Women’s Day! Remember that as you peruse the music news for March 8, 2018 There will be one

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, August 10, 2017

August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Android, Apple, Bill Murray, Bracepot, Chester Bennington, David Crosby, Detroit, Groundhog Day, iOS, Killers, Lemmy, Liam Gallagher, Motorhead, Roland, Techno, Todd Haynes, TR-808, Velvet Underground, Weeknd

Here’s the best part about potential North Korean missile attacks on the US: They’d have to fly over Canadian territory

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, April 3, 2017

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Android Auto, Apple, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, CarPlay, Chris Martin, Gwyneth Paltrow, Insane Clown Posse, Jack Black, Juno Awards, Roland, Smiths, U2

Happy 7th birthday, iPad! And now, the music news… Over the weekend, Bob Dylan finally picked up his Nobel Prize,

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