Random music news for Thursday, November 7, 2019
Are airports the only places you see people fiddling with dot-matrix printers anymore? What are they printing? Just askin’. On to music news for November 7, 2019.
- The parents of Scott Johnson, the Radiohead drum tech killed in the June 2012 stage collapse at Downsview Park in Toronto, want a public apology.
- No. No f**king way.
- Here we go with another Smiths reunion rumour.
- A transgender metal singer has won re-election in Virginia.
- A sobering stat: 91% of artists remain undiscovered.
- The Chris Brown yard sale. Why anyone patronizes anything this guy does is beyond me.
- You don’t want to know how much “Baby Shark” is pulling in.
- Radio requests: Still a thing.
- How many people does it take to write a hit song in 2019? A lot.
- There’s a new documentary about people moving on and selling their vast record collections.
- Check out this 17-year-old Toronto singer named Ren. Tons of potential here.
- The hottest new format for music? The 3-inch vinyl record. Even Disney is on board.
- Twitter Topics. This could be an interesting feature.
- Not everyone is happy with the direction of the podcast industry. See?
- Joe Pesci–yes, him–has a new album coming.
