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This could be the highest drum solo in the history of drums with no drugs involved. I think.

July 2, 2022July 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drum Solo, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead, Scorpions, Volvo

Mikkey Dee believes in showmanship and giving audiences something spectacular for their concert dollar. The former Motorhead drummer and current

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 7, 2022

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Van Halen, Glastonbury, Google, Hedley, Jacob Hoggard, Joey Keithley, Kanye, Kensington Sound, Slade, Volvo

Imagine what happens when this woman gets asked for ID. As you’re pondering that, here’s music news for January 7,

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Funny/Weird 

A musician has constructed a song entirely from sounds made by an electric vehicle

August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments EVs, Mortiz Simon Geist, Polestar, Volvo

Although I love the concept of electric vehicles, they freak me out because they’re so silent. Outside of road and

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 22, 2019

March 22, 2019March 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coucou, Google, Japan, National Recording Industry, R. Kelly, Spotify, Volvo

On this day in 1993, Intel released the first Pentium chips, the first of the new x86 series. They had

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Gadgets Radio 

Volvo Announces Spotify Integration in the Dashboard of All Its New Cars

February 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Connected Car, Infotainment Systems, Spotify, Volvo

For decades, the car dashboard has been the domain of AM/FM radio, augmented by tape machines and CD players. In

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Tech 

Volvo Goes Whole-Hog with Their Connected Car Plans

August 26, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Connected Car, Sensus Connect, Volvo

The lease on my car runs out next May, so I’m already shopping for a new vehicle. And although I’m

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Tech 

Here’s What Apple’s CarPlay Looks Like in the New Volvo XC90

June 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, CarPlay, Connected Car, Volvo, XC90

My car’s lease expires next May, so I’ll have to do something about wheels.  You can bet that I’ll be

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Radio 

How Apple’s CarPlay Will Look–And What This Means for Terrestrial Radio

March 4, 2014March 4, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment AM-FM, Apple, CarPlay, Volvo

Yesterday at the Geneva Auto Show, Apple unveiled CarPlay, their move to increase iOS integration with dashboards.  Here’s what it

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Tech 

Will Apple Launch iOS in the Car This Week?

March 2, 2014March 2, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Connected Car, Ferrari, iOS, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo

That’s the rumour.  If it’s true, this is the beginning Apple’s push into the connected car space, something that we

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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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