Random music news for Thursday, March 26, 2020
Social distancing. Everyone’s doing it. See?
- Coronavirus update 1: If you need some signs warning people of various COVID-19 hazards, you can download a bunch of poster-sized ones here.
- Coronavirus update 2: Feeling down? Here’s a guide created by music industry therapists and coaches on how to deal with self-isolation.
- Coronavirus update 3: The Canadian Folk Music Awards will go ahead but online.
- Coronavirus update 4: Burton Cummings is finding large audiences playing online.
- Coronavirus update 5: One prediction says we’re going to see a big boom in music when this is all over.
- Coronavirus update 6: Pornhub Premium is now free for the whole world. And CamSoda, a cam-girl site, is offering the use of their platform to anyone who needs to broadcast anything during these times.
- Coronavirus update 7: Shawn Mendes donated $175 million to Sick Kids in the midst of this crisis.
- Coronavirus update 8: Bored? Try YouTube’s StayHome#WithMe.
- Coronavirus update 9: Streaming services continue to downgrade speed to keep up with demand.
- Coronavirus update 10: Okay, I laughed at this.
- Coronavirus update 11: Spotify has pledged US$10 million to support artists during the pandemic.
- Coronavirus update 12: Ed Sheeran will cover the wages of his employees at his restaurant while it remains closed.
- Coronavirus update 13: Soundgarden says that Chris’ widow, Vicky, is ignoring COVID-19 precautions.
- Coronavirus update 14: Well, this is one way to deal with the situation.
- The guy who wrote the movie Contagion is working on a musical anthology series at AMC.
- Looking for something to read during these days of self-isolation? Here’s a list of 50 great rock memoirs.
- No one asked for this, especially now. Please ignore.
- Bollywood physics: Don’t try this in the real world.
- Extreme metal in Iraq: It’s a thing.
- Looking for data about how people are behaving digitally these days? Take a look at the New Infinite Dial Survey 2020.
