Random music news for Thursday, July 4, 2019
Happy birthday, America. A good day for a military parade, I hear. Here’s what’s making music news on July 4, 2019.
- What makes a real American? Check this out.
- Songs on Tidal streams will now come with detailed credits for things like songwriters, producers, and engineers. More here.
- Music as a shaper of identity.
- Liam Gallagher was going to kidnap Noel’s cat?
- An Electronic reunion? Maybe.
- Nicki Minaj is booked to play a gig in Saudi Arabia. Naturally, that’s not going over well.
- Was Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones murdered? A new TV documentary wants to find out.
- Wow. Some rare colour footage of the Velvet Underground from 1969.
- Tyler, the Creator, has created a new flavour of ice cream.
- If you’re a fan of The Cult, you’ll be interested in this 30th-anniversary edition of the Sonic Temple album. (Via Michael)
- A “female-first” music conference? Yes.
- Canada needs to “think big” when it comes to the future of our broadcasting laws.
- This AI project seeks to understand the emotions contained within music.
- The Fyre Festival island is up for sale for US$12 million.
- Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham just sold a place in LA for US$28 million.
- What’s going on with the Sleater-Kinney reunion? This isn’t good.
