Random music news for Monday, October 16, 2023

October 16, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Imagine being hit by a falling satellite. Could happen, says the FAA. There should be a clever segue here into music news for October 16, 2023, but I can’t think of one.

The ex-bassist of a metal band called Desolated was killed in the Hamas attack on Israel.
A Canadian who was at the Supernova festival in Israel has been declared dead.
Ed Sheeran now has his own line of hot sauce.
“Music artists should unionize.” Discuss. (Via Andrew)
The obligatory Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce story of the day. I hate myself for including these items.
Meanwhile, her concert movie made so much money over its opening weekend, Hollywood was embarrassed.
And the Eras tour and everything associated with it is going to gross at total of US$4.1 BILLION.
Google won a lawsuit against Sonos. That means some functionality will return to Google smart speakers.
WWDD is a new Apple Radio series starring Dolly Parton. Naturally, WWDD stands for What Would Dolly Do?
In important news, the frontman of a band called Twitching Tongues attempt to eat 200 Chicken McNuggets because…well, we don’t know.
The Boston Public Library has a pretty cool collection of 78 RPM records. (Via Darren)
“Why is bar music so damn loud?” Discuss.
Justin Hawkins of The Darkness breaks down U2’s new single, “Atomic City.” (Via Larry)
Some thought-provoking stuff here: “My 12 Favourite Problems.”
Another Rolling Stone list: The top 250 guitarists of all time.
Paul McCartney’s grandson is dating Bill Gates’ daughter.