Random music news for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Hello! It’s been a while. Glad to see you again. And now that we’re done with astronomy news, here’s music news for June 22, 2021.
- Shazam is now identifying one billion songs per month.
- There’s now a Marvin Gaye Drive in Detroit.
- Things are apparently weird and toxic at Sony Music Australia.
- Man, after-parties were fun back in the 80s. (Via Sean)
- There’s a new agreement with TikTok that will benefit Canadian artists.
- BTS fans are now behind this Toronto DJ. Here’s why.
- Facebook is now hosting podcasts and a live audio service.
- They didn’t have a seven-second delay for Shaun Ryder?
- Um, an official toaster?
- Interesting: The paradox of small
- Siri has some new voices.
- “Why I don’t love Tool.” (Via Walter)
- Remember the CD clubs? Here’s a dive into those things. (Via Andrew)
- Yay, Dee Snider!
- More Tragically Hip beer.
- And finally…gawd.
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Love the Shaun Ryder article. Not at all surprised he’s ADHD, and that correlates with more alcohol/drug us, starting with self-medicating.
I’ve always thought Soundhound worked much better than Shazam. Used to keep both on my phone just in case, but didn’t even bother installing Shazam on my latest device. Still, either still feels magical.