Random music news for Thursday, July 14, 2022
The city of Albuquerque is going to unveil bronze statues of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad. A new tourist site! And here’s some music news for July 14, 2022. R
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Random music news for Thursday, September 2, 2021
America is facing another toilet paper shortage because of COVID. Let’s try some music news for September 2, 2021. Two days before the start of the Bonnaroo Festival, it’s been canceled because of
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Here’s how an unknown band can make money in the world of sync and licensing–and what it implies for the future
I’d never heard of Caught a Ghost before this week. They’re an LA indie band with exactly one album to its name. But since it came out in 2014, Caught a Ghost has
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Random music news for Saturday, November 14, 2020
Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty years ago Thursday, this email was sent. It changed everything. Moving to music
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Random music news for Wednesday, April 1, 2020
This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear a mask? Experts are divided. Moving on to music news… Coronavirus update 1:
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Random music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news for March 4, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Warner Music is holding off their
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Meet the People Who Decide Which Music Gets into Movies and TV
They’re called music supervisors and have the power to place your song in a movie, TV show or commercial, something that could be a sweet source of revenue. But who are these power
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Artists know that licensing their material for use in a movie or a TV show can be an important source or revenue. Unfortunately, some musicians are learning that some producers are turning song
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Ford Bails on Microsoft in their Connected Car in Favour of–Wait for It–Blackberry
After a stream of bad news, this has to make the people in Waterloo rather happy. Ford, which co-developed the SYNC infotainment system with Microsoft, has let it be known that all further
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The Best Connected Cars of 2014
I write quite a bit about connected car technology because along with loving cars, I’m also fascinated where this kind of on-the-go technology will lead us when it comes to choosing and consumer
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Flea: “Yeah, I Faked Playing at the Super Bowl”
Watching the halftime show this past Sunday, I tried to figure out what was being played live and what was tracked. It appeared to me that while the vocals were live, almost everything
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