Random music news for Monday, September 23, 2024
Ever wonder what a black hole sounds like? This. And the loudest sound in history was probably about 310 db. Here’s what music news for September 23, 2024, looks like.
- Interesting: This report says that most streaming music services are losing users.
- Interesting analysis of a current trend: Song titles are coming up later in the lyrics (if they come up at all).
- A US House committee has approved a bill that would make AM radios mandatory in cars. There’s still a long way to go, though.
- Still with radio, if you can’t prove you’ve paid your radio license in Zimbabwe, you can’t get a driver’s license.
- Dave Grohl’s nice guy image continues to be shredded.
- Dave Navarro sure seems to think that Jane’s Addiction is done forever.
- An unknown score written by–wait for it–Mozart has been discovered.
- This Indian filmmaker has abandoned human music composers. He’s gone all-AI for music for his movies.
- Meanwhile, p*rn creators have their own thoughts on AI.
- Pause a YouTube video, get an ad. That seems to be a new thing.
- Morrissey’s latest hissy fit? He’s fired his management.
- In light of all the exploding pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon, don’t worry about your iPhone exploding.
- A metal band paused a show for a marriage proposal–but there was a wonderful twist. (Via Sean)
- Why has Katy Perry’s comeback failed? Let’s turn to the BBC for an explanation.
- The upcoming biopic on Sublime will feature KJ Apa (Riverdale) as Bradley Nowell.
BONUS: Are social media apps spying on us? Yes. Yes, they are. A new report goes into that.
BONUS BONUS: Two weeks ago, this song about people eating cats was just a meme. Now its creator is performing it live.