Random music news for Saturday, May 16, 2020.
Aw. Penguins! Once you’ve received your daily dose of cuteness, here’s music news for May 16, 2020.
- Coronavirus update 1: Canada’s live music industry is in “911 crisis mode.”
- Coronavirus update 2: Keith Urban played a drive-in concert for first responders in Tennessee Thursday night.
- Coronavirus update 3: I was on Global News AM 640 talking about the future of concerts. Listen here.
- Coronavirus update 4: A good site for tracking thing. It’s called Coronalytics.
- Phil May, frontman for the British group The Pretty Things, has died at 71 following hip surgery (NOT COVID-19 related.)
- The hackers who are holding data from a New York legal firm (which represents everyone from U2, Springsteen, Drake, The Weekend, Madonna, and Lady Gaga on down) has doubled their demand to US$42 million. And they also threatened to offer up some Donald Trump dirt.
- Rod Stewart wants someone to make a movie of his life…
- …and Rod also did something nice for frontline medical workers.
- Elvis worms.
- If you’re looking for a record deal now, learn to use Zoom. Here’s why.
- Also very handy: A way to get out of Zoom meetings.
- Did India invent a form of techno in the 1960s? A new discovery bolsters that theory.
- Looking for a new set of headphones? Look at this first. (Via Walter)
- What’s this, Apple? And this? Are you looking into virtual concerts?
- Bored? Try this music challenge. (Via Bobby)
- Fun with words that do not exist!
- Madonna is getting stem cell treatments for her busted knee.
- This band is offering jigsaw puzzles to help you through quarantine.
