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YouTube: Still a monster

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Social Media, YouTube

Remember when critics slammed Google for buying YouTube back in 2006 for US$1.65 billion? “It’s a money pit! It’s a

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elvis Presley, FRBs, KISS, Mascots, Meat Loaf, Metal, Oasis, Radio, Sony, William Shatner, YouTube

Toaster broke this morning. Any recommendations for a new one? Think about that as I present music news for March

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And the biggest music streaming platform in the world is…

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music VIdeos, Streaming, YouTube

…not Spotify. Nor is it Apple Music. The reigning champ? YouTube. According to a YouGov study out of the UK,

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Random music news for Friday, March 19, 2021

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adam Horowitz, Beastie Boys, Blink-182, Coachella, Lee Mavers, Nergal, Netflix, New Horizons, Poland, Ringo Starr, Spitting Image, Spotify, Streaming, The La's, Travis Barker, YouTube

Damn. I was really hoping for aliens, but maybe not. Next time. Drown your disappointment in music news for March

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U2 teases the launch of a four-concert broadcast on YouTube

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, U2, YouTube

U2 has something planned for St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow. The Virtual Road is a series of four concerts that will

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Random music news for Thursday, March 11, 2021

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, CMW, Covid, Electronic Music, Google, Grammys, Lady Gaga, Podcasting, Rachel McAdam, Sona, warp drive, Will Ferrell, YouTube, Zayn Malik

Warp drive is possible! (And we didn’t need Zefram Cochrane, either.) Can First Contact be far behind? Let’s zip over

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Here’s the BIG problem with teaching music online.

February 18, 2021February 17, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Copyright Strikes, Rick Beato, YouTube

How can you teach people about music without playing songs? Here’s the issue with YouTube’s copyright strikes from Rick Beato.

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Random music news for Thursday, February 11, 2021

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coldplay, Concerts, Emmanuel Kelly, Guitars, Happy Mondays, Internet Archive, Lunar New Year, Morgan Wallen, Music Charts, R Kelly, Willie Nelson, YouTube

I gotta see this new Britney Spears documentary. It just has to become available in Canada first. Oh, and she’s

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Here’s your last chance to save your Google Play Music files

February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Amber Healy 1 Comment Google, Google Play, Google Play Music, Google Takeout, GPM, Mobile Music, Music Apps, YouTube, YouTube Music, YTM

The door is really finally and for real closing on Google Play Music.  Users received an email over the weekend

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Random music news for Friday, January 29, 2021

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexei Navalny, Bret Michaels, Donald Trump, Guitar Hero, Jonny Greenwood, Nikki Sixx, Princess Diana, Pussy Riot, Radiohead, Rudy Guiliani, Spotify, Stream Manipulation, Throwback, Video Game Music, YouTube

Wow. What a way to go. Now we review music news for January 29, 2021. Can opera lessons help long

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System of a Down to premiere new single during live stream fundraiser

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Armenia, fundraiser, livestream, System of a Down, YouTube

Need more System of a Down in your pandemic life? It’ll cost you — while helping support humanitarian efforts in

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