Random music news for Saturday, February 11, 2023
How many podcasts like this exist? (It’s a parody, but it’s awfully accurate.) Try some music news for February 11, 2023.
- “Satan is beginning to show is hand more clearly.” The satanic panic is back.
- What does the music industry really think about TikTok? Take a look at the opinions of 50 people.
- The British government is holding an investigation into misogyny in music. It’s a long report, but you can read it all here.\
- RIP Toronto artist and musician Mendelson Joe. Parkinson’s finally took him at age 78.
- This metal festival in the UK scheduled for this weekend is having serious issues.
- Remember that stat saying that 100,000 songs are uploaded to Spotify every day? Yeah, about that…
- Metallica has raised more money–a lot more–for charity through their Helping Hands organization.
- Burger King now has jingles streaming on Spotify. Please enjoy.
- More on the coming mass extinction event of artists we’ve known for decades.
- You gotta love it when a beloved character enters the public domain. What could possibly go wrong? Oh. (By the way, the movie has already made back seven times its original budget–and that’s just in Mexico.)
- Who’s gonna be the first to sample these sounds?
- What the heck is going on with Britney?
- Karen Carpenter is getting a documentary. Here’s the trailer.
- And Roger Daltrey has a script about Keith Moon.
- Got trouble with earworms? You’re not alone.
- If you like deep bass with your headphones, take a look at these.
BONUS: Dinosaur rock. Van Halen shot this in Italy.
