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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 4, 2019

January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Barack Obama, Courtney Love, Crimson Tide, David Bowie, Drake, Gary Oldman, Myles Goodwyn, Pointer Sisters, R. Kelly, Sam Lufti, SL-1200, Taylor Swift, Technics, Tony Bennett

What are the Chinese going to find on the far side of the moon? Better yet, what are they going

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Gadgets 

Watch Technics Build the Famous SL-1200 Turntable

November 6, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment SL-1200, Technics

There isn’t a turntable that balances toughness and performance better than the legendary SL-1200 Turntable. Technics lost their mind for

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, January 10, 2017

January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, AM Radio, Amazon, Donald Trump, George Michael, Hugh's Room, Noel Gallagher, North Korea, Pussy Riot, Record Store Day, SL-1200, Spotify, TeamRock, Technics, Turntables, U2, Vladimir Putin

One year ago today, we woke up to the news of Bowie’s death. Goddammit, that still makes me sad. And

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Gadgets 

Welcome Back, Technics SL-1200

January 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments SL-1200, Technics

Back in 2010, I bought one of the last Technics SL-1200 turntables before production ceased. A couple of years later,

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, October 26, 2016

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Schumer, Beatles, Coldplay, Danny Carey, Darrin Pfeiffer, Goldfinger, Headpones, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Paisley Park, Prince, SL-1200, Tool, Turntable

It was on this day in 1881 that the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral took place. And in music

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 22, 2016

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, BBC, Beats, Donald Trump, DPRK, Dr. Dre, Michael Jackson, North Korea, Prince, Salesforce.com, SL-1200, U2

And just like that, it’s autumn. Here’s some music news. Interesting: BBC Radio 1 wants to become “the Netflix of

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, March 5, 2016

March 5, 2016March 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Documentary, Google, HMV, Liam Gallagher, Miley Cyrus, Morrissey, MP3Sull, Music News, NOFX, Sacha Baron Cohen, SL-1200, Slash, Spotify, Technics

Exactly four hundred years ago today, the Catholic Church banned De revolutionibus orbium coelestium by Copernicus, which dared say that the

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, January 11, 2016

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Alanis Morissette, Apple Music, David Bowie, Guns 'N Roses, Lamb of God, Lemmy, Memorial, Motorhead, Mozart, Puddle of Mudd, Randy Blythe, SL-1200, Technics, Wes Scanlin

I’ve been summoned to see if I’m suitable for jury duty today. (It was supposed to be last week but

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Music News 

The World’s Most Beloved Turntable is Coming Back! The Return of the SL-1200.

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments CES, SL-1200, SL-1200G, SL-1200GAE, Technics

On Boxing Day 2010, I scoured audio stores for Technics SL-1200 turntable. The company announced earlier that year that it

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Music History 

How the Technics SL-1200 Became the Most Popular Turntable in the World

September 6, 2015January 3, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment DJing, SL-1200, Technics, Turntable

Back in 2010, I bought one of the last brand new Technics SL-1200s before the company inexplicably decided to get

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Gadgets 

Great News! Technics is Back in the Turntable Business

September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment SL-1200, Technics, Turntables

When it comes to a workhorse turntable, nothing–and I mean NOTHING–can beat a Technics SL-1200. I bought one of the

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