I know I’ve talked about this before, but as we approach the new year, everyone wants to jump on some sort of year-in-review feature. Spotify has been doing its year-end recap, called Wrapped, for the last couple of years. Many people look forward to it. But have you seen your YouTube Year In Review yet?…
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Music has been a part of my life for a very long time. Long before I got to the radio business. I spent decades collecting cassettes, and begrudgingly adapted to CDs long after most people did. But when Spotify launched in the US in 2011, I signed up. I have a love-hate relationship with streaming….
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Perhaps I’m being a little petty, but that doesn’t bother me. One of my pet peeves is when one of my subscription services decides to raise its price, but I read about it online days or weeks before I get notified by email. It’s happened with Netflix, and this week it’s happening with Spotify. I…
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I spend a lot of time on streaming services, both video and audio. And while I love the technology and the convenience, there is one thing they do that drives me mad. The video services like Netflix are the worst offenders. Every month or two, they adjust the artwork displayed for the movies and TV…
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As tech companies do their best to transition people to a subscription model, I think they’re making one mistake. These companies offer individual and family accounts, but never have an option for married couples without kids…
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I was listening to XM radio the other day and stumbled upon their one hit wonders channel. I never realized how many of these songs I loved, and had in my music collection. In fact, I actually have a ton of these songs…
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I haven’t been getting a lot of sleep lately. It’s not politics that’s causing this problem; it’s music. I’ve been doing a lot of late night listening in the last few weeks and I lose track of time. That’s not a bad thing, other than the lack of sleep…
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For many years playlists were something that only radio stations worried about. But now….
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Change is all around us. And I guess if you really look at it, change has always been around us. But sadly some of my friends refuse to acknowledge the fact…
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