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Random music news for Monday, January 9, 2023

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Idol, Classical Music, Donald Trump, Flea, Glaciers, Glastonbury, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Journey, Metaverse, Muppets, VR

I can’t wait to fly Air India one day. You apparently don’t even have to use the washrooms–if you’re a

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Gadgets 

Meta unveils another part of its view of the metaverse with a new AR/VR headset

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Headset, Meta Quest Pro, Metaverse, VR

Meta–what we’re supposed to call Facebook now–would have you believe that it’s building THE capital-M metaverse. It’s not. It’s building

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Random music news for Saturday, July 30, 2022

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Amazon, Bob Dylan, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Dua Lipa, Evan Rachel Wood, Kinks, Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo, Snapchat, The Cure, Ticketmaster, Vanilla Ice, VR

Looking for some summer reading? Apparently werewolf erotica is hot. Skipping across that to music news for July 30, 2022…

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Random music news for Friday, July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bob Dylan, Bruce Dickson, Emmys, Iron Maiden, Jony Ive, Oasis, Ozzy Osbourne, Radio, Rob Zombie, Smartphones, Spotify, Streaming, Thor, Tom Jones, Tommy Lee, VR

When I become Lord of the Universe, I’m going to make it law that shampoo and conditioner bottles be transparent

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Random music news for Thursday, June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Darkness, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, iPhone, John Lennon, Kid Rock, Lady Gaga, Megadeth, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Toronto Raptors, VR

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 31, 2022

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Daniel Johns, Digital Burnout, Donald Trump, Glastonbury, Harry Styles, Isaac Hayes, Jack White, Kate Bush, Liam Gallagher, Shazam, Silverchair, Stranger Things, Van Morrison, VR

Send in the drones. And here comes music news for May 31, 2022. Jack White is calling for gun control

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 23, 2022

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cryptocurrency, Lil Yachty, Soulja Boy, VR

When we die we dream? This is equal parts cool and creepy. Moving on to music news for February 23,

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Music News Tech 

The Foo Fighters are working with Facebook on a Super Bowl VR event

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Foo Fighters, VR

The Foo Fighters, a band that’s always game when it comes to trying something new, are working with Facebook (sorry,

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Poll 

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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Random music news for Saturday, August 14, 2021

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AEG, Beatles, Bruce Dickinson, CAPTCHA, Concert Tickets, Concerts, Dave Grohl, Dead & Company, Festivals, NFTs, Nine Inch Nails, Pirate Bay, Robin Finck, Streaming, Stubforge, They Might Be Giants, Vaccinations, VR

Ever wonder why those CAPTCHA pictures are so depressing? Turns out there’s a reason for it. Now that you know

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Cool! Music History 

How about a virtual tour of the original CBGB?

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments CBGB, VR

CBGB was a dump. But as ground zero of the pretty much all things punk, it was an important and

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