Random music news for Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Here’s some fascinating TV nostalgia: Ed Sullivan shows have gone online. You could spend some time there, so don’t start until you read music news for June 16, 2020.
- Coronavirus update 1: One state in Australia is allowing 1,000 concert gigs to go ahead.
- Coronavirus update 2: The Nashville honky-tonk owned by Kid Rock was hit with a coronavirus public health violation.
- Coronavirus update 3: Canadian country star Brett Kissel sold out some drive-in shows outside of Edmonton.
- Nice: Barbra Streisand gifted the 6-year-old daughter of George Floyd some Disney stock.
- People just won’t let the cassette go. They should. They really should.
- The daughter of country singer Hank Williams Jr. was killed in a car crash.
- Into anime? Then you’ll love this.
- If you’re into the history of Toronto concerts, you’ll need to look at this.
- Is Spotify’s bet on podcasts a good or bad idea? Read this.
- Lots of people are listening to audio at home these days, including podcasts.
- More cancel culture. Thoughts on something like this? (Via Andrew)
- More on drive-in concert culture. Hey, it’s better than nothing.
- What’s the difference between streaming music in the West vs. how they do it in China? Quite a bit, actually.
- This may have some System of a Down fans re-evaluating everything they like about the band.
