Random music news for Wednesday, March 5, 2025
In case you have nothing to worry about right now: Just as Trump cut USAID funding, a new lethal mystery disease has shown up in the Congo and the cuts are slowing the
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Random music news for Tuesday, April 9, 2024
This guy was in the middle of a vasectomy in NYC when the earthquake hit last week. Nothing quite that earthshattering with music news for April 9, 2024, but still… More music news?
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Here’s the latest Super Bowl-and-music news. (And yes, it features you-know-who).
We’re still a few days away from the Super Bowl which means that the hype is only going to get worse. And with Tay-Tay in the mix, things are far more over the
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What’s the big deal with Dolby ATMOS and other new audio tech? Check this out.
You may have heard about new types of music production that take things behind two-channel stereo. Along with Apple’s Spatial Audio and Sony’s 360 codec, there’s also Dolby ATMOS. I had a chance
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Apple has a carrot out to artists who use their spatial audio format
After almost a quarter century of declining audio fidelity that began with the introduction of MP3s, the recorded music industry is working to get everyone to upgrade to better-sounding music so we can
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Need to regrow some teeth? It might not be much longer. Meanwhile, music news for July 18, 2023, is available now. More music news? Check here. BONUS: MAGA rap. It’s a thing, sadly.
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, March 10, 2023
Today I learned something kinda freaky about heartbeats. Who knew? And how about this for music news on March 10, 2023? More music news? Check here. BONUS: Want to feel poor? Here’s how
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, March 6, 2023
I’d like to start your week with the sound of a hedgehog farting. You’re welcome. Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for March 6, 2023. BONUS: Happy panda. This will
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA — Just off the freeway in the Valley is the Sound City Complex, a horseshoe-shaped building in the middle of an
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, December 9, 2022
Looking for a Christmas gift for that, er, special person? Welcome to Poop Senders. It’s just like it sounds. I’ll try to keep music news for December 9, 2022, less, well, shitty. More
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Google is working on a new 3D audio format
The buzziest tech in audio right now is Dolby ATMOS, a spatial audio format that gives listeners an immersive 3D listening experience. If you’ve got Apple Music or Amazon Music, you’ve had a
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