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Weekly survey: Would you attend a high-tech concert featuring just avatars?

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment ABBA, Avatars, Virtual Concerts, VR

The big news over the last couple of weeks has been the return of ABBA with both new music and

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Tech 

Things are about to get very weird with virtual concerts. Here’s why.

September 13, 2021September 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Concerts, Virtual Concerts

[This was this week’s column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] On the third night of the Coachella Festival in 2012, the

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Biopic, Danny Boyle, Guitars, Jeopardy, KISS, KKR, Magicians, Mountain Dew, Radio, Ryan Tedder, Sex Pistols, Smart Speakers, Song Catalogues, Sony, Virtual Concerts

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andy Gill, COVID-19, Death Angel, Facebook Live, Fyre Festival, Gang of Four, Guns N'Roses, Ice Cube, Instagram, Kendall Jenner, Live Nation, Marianne Faithfull, Mister Rogers, New Zealand, Nickelback, U2, Vinyl, Virtual Concerts, Wu-Tang Clan, YouTube

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bluesfest, Concerts, Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson, Massey Hall, Podcasts, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Ticketmaster, Tupac Shakur, Virtual Concerts, YouTube

Yep. That’s about right. And now, music news for April 30, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: A poll reveals that 40%

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Music News 

The Offspring is set to be the next band to perform inside a video game

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Offspring, Virtual Concerts, VR, World of Tanks

A couple of weeks back, I moderated an EntertainmentTO panel on the subject of AR and VR. There was much

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