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Music News 

Ready for more Twitter sh*tshowiness? Here you go.

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, EU, Kanye, Tim Cook, Twitter

This is getting tiresome, innit? Yet the stupidity keeps on coming. Here’s today’s summary. With the purchase of Twitter, Elon

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Music News 

The Twitter sh*tshow continues to be sh*tty.

November 29, 2022December 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Advertisers, Apple, Elon Musk, General Motors, Tim Cook, Twitter

It’s been a couple of days since our last summary of the horsesh*t happening with Elon Musk and Twitter. Better

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, August 10, 2018

August 10, 2018August 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Anything for a Hit, Apple, Bixby, Britney Spears, BTS, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Drake, Intel, K-Pop, Mick Jagger, Music Video, Samsung, Songwriting Camps, Spotify, Tim Cook, Troy Carter

The staycation continues. How much have I accomplished with that list of things I was planning to do around the

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 9, 2018

March 9, 2018March 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Axl Rose, Kim Kardashian, Madonna, Record Store Day, Snap, Spinal Tap, Spotify, Tim Cook, Vince Staples

The Barbie Doll made its debut on this day in 1959. Over a billion sold. And as for music news

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Music Industry 

Apple CEO is worried about “draining the humanity out of music”

February 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Streaming, Tim Cook

One of the reasons vinyl continues to do well is because it provides us with physical content with the vessel

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, August 18, 2017

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment American Idol, Apple, Bonnie Tyler, Boy George, Chance the Rapper, Charlottesville, Elvis, Japan, Martin Audio, Millennials, Smart Speakers, Taylor Swift, Tim Cook, Vinyl

The CNE opens in Toronto today, which as everyone in Southern Ontario knows is the official start of the end

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Music News 

Apple’s Tim Cook Does Carpool Karaoke

September 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Carpool Karaoke, James Corden, Tim Cook

Yesterday’s Apple event in San Francisco opened with this short film featuring CEO Tim Cook. I somehow can’t imagine Steve

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, August 1, 2016

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Beenie Man, iPhone, Kanye West, Pixar, Prince, Radio, Snoop Dogg, Tidal, Tim Cook, Zika

If you’re in Canada, you’re enjoying a holiday with different names in different provinces. Maybe. This is one of those

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, May 18, 2016

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anthony Kiedis, Apple, China, David Bowie, Eurovision, Lemmy, Misfits, Motorhead, Neil Young, Pono, Prince, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tidal, Tim Cook, Weird Al, YouTube Red

Damn, thunderstorms are LOUD here in Singapore. Never heard thunder like this before. It was hard to concentrate on gathering

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Gadgets 

Could This Explain Why Apple Spent More than $3 Billion to Buy Beats Headphones?

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 Alan Cross 5 Comments Apple, Beats, Headphone Jack, iOS, Lightning Port, Tim Cook

When Apple bought Beats from Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine for more than $3 billion USD, a lot of people

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Music Industry 

“Apple Wants to Own the Record Business”

February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Apple, Beast, Tim Cook

Um, aren’t there antitrust laws that might prevent this? From Billboard: [A] source familiar with the talks says the tech

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