Random music news for Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Can the coronavirus be transmitted through farts? This leads to a discussion of “aerosolized feces.” Once you get over that, here’s music news for April 21, 2020.
- Coronavirus update 1: Power pop pioneer Wreckless Eric has tested positive.
- Coronavirus update 2: The founders of Instagram have created a COVID-19 tracker.
- Coronavirus update 3: Have you noticed the birds?
- Coronavorus update 4: Should we be listening to more music to boost our immune systems? Maybe. It couldn’t hurt.
- Coronavirus update 5: Here’s a prediction that the music industry will emerge from the COVID-19 crisis more digital than ever before.
- Coronavirus update 6: The Bon Jovi/Bryan Adams tour has been canceled.
- Coronavirus: And here comes the class action lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster over the change in refund policies.
- Universal Music is now generating US$472,000 per hour from streaming revenues.
- Someone really, really likes Bob Dylan.
- Iggy Pop is going to take part in a rather unusual literary project.
- Pink Floyd has started showing streams of concerts from their history.
- Cool! An orchestral tribute to The Prodigy.
- What is it about “physical distancing” that people don’t get?
- After shutting down at the end of 2019, streaming service 8-Tracks has been resurrected.
- Fatboy Slim’s daughter has made her debut as Fat Girl Slim.
