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Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

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Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman features this cool party trick

September 8, 2019September 7, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Sony, Walkman

It was 40 years ago–July 1, 1979–that Sony transformed personal music listening with the release of the first iteration of

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, June 25, 2019

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Cardi B, Crowbar, Prince, Raconteurs, Walkman, Woodstock 50

Ten years ago today, we heard that Michael Jackson died. Yes, it’s been ten years already and many have conflicted

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, August 2, 2018

August 2, 2018August 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Courtney Love, HubblePhone, iPhone, Journalism, Lollapalooza, MiniDisc, Napster, Pitchfork, Podcasts, Smashing Pumpkins, SOCAN, SODRAC, Solar Storms, Spotify, Two Feet, Walkman, Weezer

It was on this day in 1990 that Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. That ended poorly for everyone, of course. And

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Music News 

A Good Point: Is the Internet Destroying the Sense of Community Created by Music?

August 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Streaming, Walkman

When Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka ordered his engineers to realize his vision for a portable personal music player, he insisted that the

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Music News 

The AJoMT Xmas Gift Guide 2016 (Updated Often Until December 23)

November 28, 2016December 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air Guitar, Back to the Future, Beastie Boys, Candle, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Descendents, Drake, Gift Guide, Iron Maiden, Mac, Maynard James Keenan, Sony, Vinyl, Walkman

Looking for some cool music-related gift items this year? The entire staff of AJoMT is combing the Internet for the

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Music News 

Sony’s New Walkman Costs $3,200 US. (NOT a Typo)

September 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments High-Res Audio, Sony, Walkman

Gizmodo reports on the Sony NW-WM1Z, which is being hyped as a “Premium Walkman with High-Resolution Audio.” For that price, the

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Music History 

How We Went from the Walkman to the iPod

September 7, 2015September 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Disruption, iPod, Sony, Walkman

Re/Code has excerpted a portion of a book entitled Disrupting Digital Business: Create an Authentic Experience in the Peer-to-Peer Economy  by R.

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015May 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 80s Music, Bono, Bruce Dickinson, Cannes, Florence + The Machine, Guitar Hero, Iron Maiden, Lamb of God, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Robin Thicke, Sony, Spock, Walkman

Camping on the May long weekend? No thanks. Great news! Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has been ruled cancer-free. Robin Thicke

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Gadgets 

Obsolete Technologies That Will Baffle Today’s Kids

March 24, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Floppy Disc, Game Boy, Rotary Phone, VHS Tapes, Walkman

Back in my day, kids, we used to have one of these if we wanted to listen to our music

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Music News 

You’ll Never Guess What that “Suspicious Package” on a BC SeaBus Turned Out to Be

March 12, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bomb Scare, Sony, Walkman

The SeaBus terminal in North Vancouver went into full freak-out mode Tuesday evening. Someone had spotted a “package” that seemed

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Music History 

Eight Ideas That Changed the Music of the Western World

January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Berliner, Edison, Ideas, Innovations, Music Notation, Walkman

I love learning why things are the way they are. In the case of the music we listen to today,

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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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