Random music news for Friday, March 10, 2023
Today I learned something kinda freaky about heartbeats. Who knew? And how about this for music news on March 10, 2023?
- Meanwhile in Ukraine, my people are using music as a weapon.
- Here’s another classic album that turned 40 this month: Tears for Fears and The Hurting. Naturally, there’s a special 40th-anniversary edition.
- How many people does it take to create music with AI? Quite a lot, actually.
- Need an idea for a TikTok video? Why not try out these trained AI monkeys?\
- This argument by StubHub regarding bots and “ghost tickets” leaves me a little confused.
- Just because you’re collaborating with a superstar on a song doesn’t guarantee it’ll be a hit. See?
- This is one helluva way to end a podcast! (No one was hurt.)
- Curious about “spatial audio” and why so many people are talking about it? Take a look at this.
- Good news! You can now swear on YouTube without being demonetized! Oh, and overlay ads on YouTube are about to disappear.
- LinkedIn turns 20. Here’s an oral history of the platform.
- Noel Gallagher has released a song that features Robert Smith of The Cure.
- Toronto is getting a new casino resort with a 5,000-seat entertainment venue.
- Okay, so does this mean the cost of internet access for Canadians is going down?
- Here’s more on those proposed visa fees for artists who want to tour the US. It’s insane, really.
- Wat: Tower Records is back? Well…
- Finally, here’s an update on the auction of that Chuck Berry guitar.
- Apple will launch a high-res classical music streaming app on March 28.
- This is a new twist on a catalogue purchase.
BONUS: Want to feel poor? Here’s how much top actors earn per second of screen time.
