Random music news for Thursday, August 29, 2024
Remember Big Mouth Billy Bass, the singing mounted novelty fish? What if there was a Trump version? Your prayers have been answered. Moving to music news for August 29, 2024…
- A woman died on the first day of Burning Man.
- Spotify has a serious “fake band” problem. Here’s what that means.
- Spotify and Instagram are testing something that may make you think of 2011.
- Heatwave is another social media app that promises to bring you out of your algorithmic rut.
- Despite the Oasis reunion, The Smiths will not get back together.
- “Why musicians are smart to embrace AI.” Discuss.
- Apple’s generative AI iPhone is probably coming via an event September 9.
- The first Swifties for Kamala rally happened. It raised a bunch of money.
- Travis Kelce now owns a race horse called Swift Delivery.
- “The political wisdom of Noel and Liam Gallagher.” This is fun.
- Only Murders in the Building is back on Disney+. The cast is joking about making an album.
- Speaking of Disney+, it will soon have a new Elton John documentary called Never Too Late.
- Metallica has a new merch deal. It’s different.
- I had no idea: Metallica uses and gives away 6,000 guitar picks a night.
- Kanye is selling a derelict manson in Malibu at a US$36million loss.
BONUS: Got acne? Some people are rubbing garlic on it.
BONUS BONUS: These life-sized humanoid robots don’t freak me out at all nope. I’m fine. Really.
