Random music news for Friday, March 15, 2024
Aw. Poor Elon. Now some ketamine-free music news for March 15, 2024.
- Who are the power players in Canadian music? Nominate now!
- Here are details on all the new fees Canadian (and all international musicians) will now have to pay to tour the US. It’s crazy.
- Why is new vinyl so damn expensive? This podcast tries to answer that questions.
- Olivia Rodrigo played a concert in Missouri and handed out morning-after pills.
- Coldplay, Dua Lipa, and SZA will headline Glastonbury this year…
- …and in an example of diversity, Glastonbury 2024 will feature over 52% female and non-binary acts.
- Taco Bell, still feeding emerging musicians for free–well, in the US and UK, anyway.
- From the world of AI music, we have DADABOTS. You’re welcome.
- Brian Johnson of AC/DC and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits have teamed up on and new music documentary.
- Should Bill Hader play Ozzy in an upcoming biopic? The Osbournes are thinking about it.
- A metal musician who is also a highly-regarded Little League coach? Why not?
- This is an interesting new YouTube feature that might be of interest to podcasters.
- Toronto has a new “Good Neighbour Guide for Late-Night Businesses,” which includes live music venues. Do other cities have something like this?
- This would have been a very interesting book sale.
- Is anyone really shocked about this?
- Awkward, dude.
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#15. Shocked, I tell you! Shocked!
And amazed.