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Music News 

A Streaming Music Pillow? Yes Please.

August 4, 2016August 3, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Gadgets, Music Apps, Sleep, Tech

For the music lover in your life, here’s a Kickstarter campaign worth backing. The ZEEQ Smart Pillow seems like a

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Tech 

Music Festivals Introduce Tech to Encourage Cashless Transactions

July 6, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Digital Dreams, Music Festivals, RFID bracelets, Tech

Although music festivals are a lot of fun, I think everyone can agree that one of the most annoying things

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Tech 

Check This Out: The Basslet. A Wearable Subwoofer

June 22, 2016June 21, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Basslet, Tech

People often forward us emails at A Journal of Musical Things, letting us know about cool music and tech things

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Gadgets 

Does Your Vagus Nerve Need Stimulation? These Earbuds Will Do It. (And Maybe Get You a Bit High)

February 13, 2016February 12, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Headphones, Tech

With Valentine’s Day approaching, whose doesn’t right? Well, that might not be exactly what you thought and the method of

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Cool! Gadgets Music Industry Music News Music Technology MeetUp Tech 

Last Night’s Music Tech Event Was a Huge Hit!

January 22, 2016January 23, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Meetup, Music, Tech

Thanks to everyone who came out last night to our second @MusicTechTO event. It was great to see some familiar

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Music Industry Tech 

Is There a Music Tech Bubble?

January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bubble, Music, Tech

Last night I and my AJoMT associates, Andrew and Nathalia, hosted another music-and-tech meet-up in Toronto. The place was jammed

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Music History 

Fare Thee Well, Grateful Dead. And Thanks for All the Tech

July 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grateful Dead, Tape Trading, Tech, Wall of Sound

Yeah, they were the quintessential hippie band, but the Grateful Dead was also one of the most pioneering groups in

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Music News 

Linkin Park: Rich Venture Capitalists

June 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Linkin Park, Tech, Venture Capitalists

Along with food, tech is the new rock’n’roll. Guys like Bono to will.i.am. to Jay Z to MC Hammer are

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Controversy 

5 Tech Behaviors That Drive Me Crazy

May 27, 2014 Alan Cross 5 Comments Etiquette, Headphones, Tech, Volume

When the very first Walkman as introduced in 1979, the Chairman of Sony insisted that it have two headphone jacks.

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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