Random music news for Saturday, October 26, 2024

Fun fact: London once celebrated the 50th anniversary of Monty Python by putting a fifty-foot dead parrot in a park. (Via Christopher) More fun facts coming with music news for October 26, 2024.

1. RIP Phil Lesh, co-founder and bass player with the Grateful Dead. He was 84.
2. Toronto continues to prepare for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour like there’s an invasion coming. And really, there is.
3. Speaking of the tour stop in Toronto, ticket scams have skyrocketed. Let’s be careful out there.
4. And some Toronto people are renting out their houses to Swifties for $850 a night.
5. Argentine police raided the Buenos Aires hotel where Liam Payne died.
6. Teenage Head will finish up their 50th anniversary celebrations with a gig November 1 at The Phoenix in Toronto. Tickets are available here.
7. Once again, death is good for business. See?
8. I read somewhere that this US presidential has the world on edge, like everyone is waiting for the results of a biopsy. But fear not. Superfans will rescue us.
9. Goth: Still a major force.
10. Here’s some interesting data about streaming subscriptions. It’s pretty in the weeds, but if you’re interested in the machinations of things…
11. A UK organization called Black Lives in Music has published its anti-racist code of conduct.
12. Worth a study: How new K-pop bands are building fanbases online.
13. Apparently Taylor Swift likes to read “classical texts.”
14. This vermouth was inspired by a classic Italian disco.
15. Here’s another example why proofreading matters.

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BONUS: Techno on a sewing maching.

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