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Day The Music Died In Canada: HMV Bankrupt, Closing All 102 Stores

January 27th is being called "the day the music died" by many Canadians. That's the day that an Ontario judge approved bankruptcy for Canada's largest music retailer HMV.

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Music Drives Top 3 Most Wanted Tech Gifts Of 2016 [CHART]

According to a study by the Consumer Technology Association, music driven products are among the most wanted tech gifts of 2016. Headphones and a portable Bluetooth speaker are #1 and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Apple Brings Back Music Star Ratings In iOS 10.2 Update

What Apple taketh away, Apple sometimes giveth back.  No, not your iPhone headphone jack, but rather music star ratings. They've returned as part of an iOS operating system update that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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A Brief History Of The All But Forgotten 1/8 Inch Headphone Jack

In the wake of Apple's dispensing of the eighth inch headphone jack, some fear that the technology will soon fade from the mainstream as it is gradually replaced with wireless. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Spotify Adds Daily Mix: Your Favorite Tracks Mixed With New Songs – Deezer Weighs In

[UPDATED] Spotify has launched Daily Mix – a series of computer generated mixes combining the users favorite tracks with new songs.  Alongside Spotify's popular Discovery Weekly and Release Radar, the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/27/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)
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2016: The #Yearofwireless – Apple’s AirPods, Sonos And More

Although much of the early commentary on the Apple AirPods were less than glowing, Tyler Hayes offers a different perspective, suggesting that these new AirPods represent the next evolution in wireless. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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THU. BRIEFING: Access Industries Now Controls Deezer • Apple Advances Audio • Sonos Upgrades App • More

Thursday 9.8.16 Music Business News From Around The Web  Conflict of interest? Access Industries, which owns WMG, just took control of music streamer Deezer. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Apple Deletes iPhone 7 Headphone Jack, ‘Reinvents’ Wireless Audio With AirPods, New Beats Headphones

As expected, the new iPhone 7 will have no headphone jack. In its place, however, Apple is offering a multitude of solutions that it says will all improve audio quality.

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Spotify Debuts “Deconstructed” Cartoon Series [VIDEO]

Spotify has finally released its first long promised original video series. But if the first strange episode of "Deconstructed" titled "How EDM Changed The World" is any indication, Apple Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Open Labs Launches Stagelight Monthly Music Contest

Three months in, nine to go. There’s a year-long music contest happening right now and if you make music, listen to music, or love music, you need to know about. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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