Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2020
Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020.
- Coronavirus update: There was a yodeling superspreader event in Switzerland.
- Ireland has issued a set of U2 stamps.
- It’s not your imagination. It IS quieter out there.
- Peter Frampton sure went through a lot of coke.
- Nile Rodgers is selling some pretty cool guitars.
- Fifteen Tony nominations for the musical base on Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill.
- A one-time bass player for AC/DC has died.
- It’s good to be a member of BTS. Here’s why.
- “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee has now reached 7 billion views on YouTube. It’s still being watched 1.4 million times every day. (No link; I got this from a newsletter.)
- Have we reached peak streaming yet? (Hint: No.)
- Interested in how people are consuming ebooks, audiobooks, and podcasts? This study goes into detail.
- If Trump wins, Bruce Springsteen says he’ll move to Australia.
- If you were ever a Tom Petty fan, you should take a look at this.
