Random music news for Monday, May 22, 2023
Happy World Goth Day! I’m celebrating in order to distract myself that we are now definitely living in the Idiocracy. This proves it. Let’s stick to the truth with some music news for May 22, 2023.
- The Cruel World Festival had a cruel end thanks to Mother Nature.
- New Zealand has made a change to the way it compiles the music charts. People are not happy.
- If you’re paying to use Twitter, you can now upload videos up to two hours long.
- ChatGPT now has an official iPhone app.
- Here’s another example of how AI is being used to make music. This is not going away.
- Speaking of which, this is a good read on “The Last Recording Artist.“
- Rhino has launched a new line of audiophile vinyl releases.
- There’s a Ukrainian punk band called Death Pill. Look out.
- Elton John appeared on Cher’s TV show back in the 70s. It was…interesting.
- Snoop Dogg’s bid to buy the Ottawa Senators has been joined by Donovan Bailey.
- Beyonce and Jay-Z have just purchased California’s most expensive home.
- Eddie Van Halen’s tricked out Porsche 911 is going up for auction.
- The Strokes secret US$300,000 NYC garden is causing an issue.
- Python fight over song.
- There’s a new report from the set of Midas Man, the biopic of Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
BONUS: Why to Japanese websites look so different? The answers may surprise you.
BONUS BONUS: Monday timesuck: A very good interview with Daniel Lanois. (Via Walter)
The interview with Daniel Lanois was very good, had me glued to it for the 3ish hours that it lasted.
Also, Eddie Van Halen’s Porsche sold for $USD 235,000. It still had Eddie’s phone linked up to the built in Blue Tooth system.