Random music news for Thursday, August 15, 2024
Oh, so that’s why Trump was lisping during that X interview with Elon Musk. Right. Sure. And now, music news for August 15, 2024.
- YouTube and TikTok are taking a big chunk of viewing time away from streaming TV and movies.
- And YouTube is a MONSTER in India.
- Even though the pandemic is behind us (well, mostly), in-home concerts are still very much a thing.
- Iron Maiden toured behind the Iron Curtain in 1984. It was…different.
- The World Socialist website isn’t a fan of Charlie XCX’s “Brat.”
- Katy Perry is in trouble again, this time in Spain.
- Also in Spain, a techno festival has developed a test for spiked drinks.
- Another Prince guitar is going up for auction. This one is yellow.
- The MTV Video Music Awards were scheduled for September 11, the same day as the Trump-Harris debate. They’ve wisely moved things to September 10.
- Bees?
- Noel Gallagher helped design the new kit (translation: game uniform) for his beloved Manchester City. Fans are split on the result.
- George Michael is apparently communicating from beyond the grave.
- People are still buying radios by the millions.
- Damon Albarn’s father has died at the age of 85.
- The father of Scott Ian (Anthrax) has died at the age of 83.
BONUS: Which country swears the most? Someone has created a map. More data on swearing here.
Thank you for the “mostly” on the pandemic comment. For many of us with pre-exiting health issues, it’s not behind us. Concerts are still largely a “no go” for that population, at least large scale ones. So the in-house one at least offers some possibilities to hear live music still!