Random music news for Saturday, April 27, 2024
In Berlin for the weekend for a speaking gig. My hotel is just down the street from the apartment where Bowie and Iggy stayed in 1977. As for music news for April 27, 2024…
- Joe Biden has signed the ban TikTok bill. Now what?
- This is the most Canadian musical EVER: The Last Timbit: The Time Hortons musical.
- Spotify has released a new fan study on the effectiveness and importance of playlists. You can read it all here.
- This new Casio device is one weird music-making machine.
- Why do so many musicians hate TikTok and Meta? Here’s an explanation.
- Most artists just don’t make a lot of money on tour. Check out this article.
- Putin on Broadway. Wait–what?
- When does your taste in music start to suck? Read this.
- If you’re a fan of WKRP in Cincinnati, there’s a three-hour Dr. Johnny Fever radio show here.
- Certain TV series are having some songs scrubbed from their soundtracks. Here’s why.
- Looking for some music books to read? Here are some recommendations. (Via Christopher)
- Johnny Cash is still dead, but he’s got new music.
- Well, this is an interesting lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion.
- When he was a teenager, Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam got a cease-and-desist order from KISS.
- The Pet Shop Boys aren’t exactly fans of the new Taylor Swift album.
BONUS: The robots are coming for your wedding.
