Random music news for Monday, February 19, 2024

Nice to have a stat in the middle of winter, isn’t it? But there’s still music news for February 19, 2024.

It was on this date in 1878 that Thomas Edison patented the turntable. (Via Peter)
It took more than a month to sell out the first weekend of Coachella. There are still tickets for the second weekend.
Taylor Swift fatigue has begun: “Even the Taylor Swift fans among us are ready for a break.”
Meanwhile, she’s in Australia staying in hotel suites worth US$16,000 a night.
There’s a Taylor Swift tour of London, England? Yes.
Snoop Dogg lost his brother last week.
How’s this for a new supergroup concept?
TikTok has launched an app for Apple’s Vision Pro headset.
YouTube now allows users to remix music videos on Shorts.
The new Neil Young and Crazy Horse album Fu##in’ Up was recorded during a surprise secret set at The Rivoli in Toronto last November.
If Dolly Parton ran a diner, what kind of food would it serve? We’ll soon find out.
This is a list of the 10 most irreplaceable guitars.
Interested in some old-school tawdry punk gossip? Check out this memoir.
This company wants to bring back the Village People by “reinvigorating the brand.”
Do NOT pull out your phone at a Tool show. Public embarrassment will result.
A new CBS sitcom will be set in a radio station–at least partially.