Random music news for Friday, July 28, 2023
How strong is your microwave? Here’s how to test it. You’re welcome. You’re also welcome for music news for July 28, 2023.
- RIP Randy Meisner, a co-founder of and occasional lead singer with The Eagles. He was 77.
- Remember all those Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits that we thought were over? Nope.
- Artists are starting to push back on Saudi Arabia’s brazen “image-washing.” Now if only golfers and soccer players would do the same.
- Britpop is back, apparently.
- Cutecore rap. It’s a thing.
- In a very rare and brave move, a Japanese pop star has publicly come out as gay.
- When you’re Elon Musk, you can rip away anyone’s Twitter handle, no matter how long they may have had it. And he did. (Via Rick J)
- US government support to preserve AM radio is increasing.
- How many people does it take to dress Mick Jagger? A lot.
- Universal Music brought in US$2.93 billion in the second quarter. Credit to Tay Tay and Prince.
- Meanwhile, YouTube brought in US$7.66 billion during the same period.
- Bryan Adams is now a partner in a music storing/sharing startup called Songbox.
- This country music festival in Saskatchewan sounded like fun.
- Radiohead: Still very much alive.
- Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello received the key to his family’s ancestral home in Italy.
- It’s official: Travis Scott’s concert at the pyramids in Egypt has been canceled.
BONUS: I don’t think there’s ever been a Rush cover like this one. (Via Rick J)
The Nicki Minaj/pushback against Saudis story is over 4 years old (which may as well be 1000 years old these days). It long predates all of the “sportswashing” etc. happening now. Are there no current examples of artist pushback or is everyone mesmerized by Beyonce’s $24M Dubai payday, hoping for some of that sweet sweet tyrannical oil cash?
Not sure how I went so long w/o knowing that vital bit of information about my microwave. Thanks, Alan!
Now, where are those cheese slices. Westies love c-h-e-e-e-e-e-e-s-e!