Random music news for Saturday, September 7, 2019
When people know that I’m driving somewhere, why do they kept texting me to ask if I’m close? I’M DRIVING! MAKE A PHONE CALL! Now that I have that off my chest, here’s music news for September 7, 2019.
- Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca.
- Toronto major John Tory gave Robbie Robertson the keys to the city following the premiere of his doc at TIFF.
- Speaking of music films, there’s one coming on The Happy Mondays…
- …and don’t forget Liam Gallagher’s upcoming doc.
- If you’re in Ottawa, there’s a big library fundraiser today that involves a lot of vinyl.
- Nice talk, Noel.
- The latest company to jump into the wireless headphone market is Adidas.
- Could Billboard be getting ready to buy SoundScan? Because…
- …they just bought Nielsen.
- A home invader broke into Taylor Swift’s home in Rhode Island. He took off his shoes “to be polite.”
- How much mid-00’s music have you deleted? It seems to be a thing.
- Should your kids be listening to these podcasts?
- Delta Airlines is now offering ad-free Spotify podcast service for passengers.
- Need motivation when writing? This app will delete everything you have done if you stop writing for five minutes.
- Here’s a review of the Iggy Pop photo exhibit in Toronto this past week.
- Better than Spinal Tap amps that go up to 11? (Via Larry)
- This is positively TERRIFYING.
- Do you listen to any of these songs when you’re cleaning around the house?
- The US music market is set to hit US$10 billion for the first time since 2007.
- A great story on how Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies ended up paying tens of thousands for an art forgery.