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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.

  1. Here’s an odd thing: A Bee Gees catfishing scam.
  2. If you’re crazy for coloured Metallica vinyl, you’re in luck.
  3. Ozzy is getting his own museum.
  4. Taylor Swift’s concert movie has already sold US$100 million worth of advance tickets.
  5. Gen Z is turning rock concerts into tame, lame events. Discuss.
  6. Need more about developments in Tupac’s murder? Take a look at this.
  7. I wonder how many of these programs are on AM stations?
  8. Britney Spears’ estranged father is apparently very ill.
  9. Audioshake is a new company that offers “lyric transcription and time stamping.” Here’s what that means.
  10. Kanye and Bianca Censori are legally married after all. But Kayne is still a jerk,
  11. Footloose lives in Louisiana. A kid was punished for dancing at a homecoming afterparty.
  12. 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.
  13. Have you heard the newly released 1972 duet between Neil Young and Joni Mitchell? Here it is. (Sean again)
  14. Scientists have found a strange cardiovascular response in people who listen to classical music together.
  15. Roger Waters claims he’s not antisemitic. Many believe otherwise.

More music news? Look here.

BONUS: ‘Tis the season of over-the-top Halloween displays choreographed to wild soundtracks. Behold this System of a Down presentation.

Alan Cross

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