Random music news for Thursday, September 10, 2020
Fashion has taken a real hit during COVID-19. If we’re not going out, why bother dressing up? I’m not sure how Gucci’s new $10,000 virtual dress will help matters. Ponder that and then move to music news for September 10, 2020.
- Coronavirus update 1: Following a spike in cases, BC has ordered that all nightclubs be closed.
- Coronavirus update 2: The UK bans social gatherings of more than six people.
- Coronavirus update 3: Worst-case scenario projections sale that the Sturgis motorcycle rally–the one with Smash Mouth–sees 260,000 new infections.
- RIP Ronald Bell, co-founder of Kool & the Gang.
- Kanye says he’s getting regular steroid injections for “too much texting.”
- Facebook is working on some AR glasses that will have strong audio performance.
- Meanwhile, Facebook is paying some users to shut down their accounts in the name of science.
- You can now buy a Billie Eilish signature ukulele.
- Let’s check in with how music is meshing with the US presidential campaign.
- What’s driving streaming? People digging into back catalogues.
- A new series looks into allegations that Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones was murdered.
- When Ozzy was strangling Sharon, he felt “serenity.” Wait–what?
- Here’s a new spin on the whole idea of immersive audio. (Via Larry)
- Wait: Christmas music? Already?
- Here are this week’s Canadian online radio charts.
- Note the use of Pink Floyd’s music in the first trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s version of Dune.
- This is why Sony is investing in original podcasts.
