Random music news for Saturday, March 8, 2025
There was a fight captured between a Canada goose and a bald eagle in Burlington Bay in Ontario. Perfect. As for music news for March 8, 2025…
- Where’s the Wizard of Vinyl? In Kansas, apparently.
- SiriusXM’s fortunes depend largely on new vehicle sales. They’re worried about the effect of Trump’s tariffs on satellite radio.
- The Grammys have a rock problem? You don’t say… (Via Harald)
- Dave Hamelin used to be a member of Montreal’s The Stills. He’s now a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, producer, and engineer for Beyonce.
- Another band is taking a stand over use of mobile phones at concerts. Good.
- Would you pay US$35,000 for this turntable? A lot of people would. (Via Rick J)
- T-Pain is pissed about the cost of private jets. Yeah, dude. We can all relate.
- Someone asked Johnny Rotten about the possibility of another Sex Pistols album. Bad move.
- Remember Bhad Bharbie? Things are still bhad.
- A former Facebook executive has written “a tell-all” memoir about what the company is really doing.
- Spotify CEO Daniel Ek keeps cashing out shares of Spotify. He’s taken US$700 million so far.
- Buffy Sainte-Marie has returned her Order of Canada medals. She has also been stripped of her JUNOS and Polaris Music Prize.
- Tariffs? Visa fees? The Canadian Live Music Association has a new campaign promoting homegrown talent and musicians.
- How are countries doing when it comes to creating new rules for AI and copyright? It’s a struggle.
- A Leonard Cohen notebook sold for US$174,000 at auction.
BONUS: Someone paid US$88,000 for a Cheeto shaped like Charizard from Pokémon. Send in that asteroid because I think we’re done here.
