Random music news for Saturday, October 7, 2023
A fan of Star Trek? Kill some time with these weird animated shorts. (Via Sean). But don’t forget to come back for music news for October 7, 2023.
- Here’s an odd thing: A Bee Gees catfishing scam.
- If you’re crazy for coloured Metallica vinyl, you’re in luck.
- Ozzy is getting his own museum.
- Taylor Swift’s concert movie has already sold US$100 million worth of advance tickets.
- Gen Z is turning rock concerts into tame, lame events. Discuss.
- Need more about developments in Tupac’s murder? Take a look at this.
- I wonder how many of these programs are on AM stations?
- Britney Spears’ estranged father is apparently very ill.
- Audioshake is a new company that offers “lyric transcription and time stamping.” Here’s what that means.
- Kanye and Bianca Censori are legally married after all. But Kayne is still a jerk,
- Footloose lives in Louisiana. A kid was punished for dancing at a homecoming afterparty.
- We’re on track to see the lowest number of new podcast launches since 2018. Probably a good thing given that there are so many already.
- Have you heard the newly released 1972 duet between Neil Young and Joni Mitchell? Here it is. (Sean again)
- Scientists have found a strange cardiovascular response in people who listen to classical music together.
- Roger Waters claims he’s not antisemitic. Many believe otherwise.
BONUS: ‘Tis the season of over-the-top Halloween displays choreographed to wild soundtracks. Behold this System of a Down presentation.
