Random music news for Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The last person I need to school me on the upcoming eclipse is Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend. What a loon. Music news for April 3, 2024, is much more factual.
- Dozens of people have died in an Istanbul nightclub fire.
- There’s more concern about replacing human artists with AI. A bunch of musicians are speaking out. Take a look at their open letter.
- RIP Chris Cross of Ultravox. He was 71.
- Will Sony pull its music from TikTok like Universal did? It’s a possibility.
- With the big eclipse coming up on Monday, Bonnie Tyler is having a moment. (Via Christopher)
- ABBA has announced a multi-million-dollar deal to bring the Avatar show to Las Vegas. Seems like a natural, right?
- Two Gallaghers will be onstage for the 30th anniversary tour of Definitely Maybe. It’ll be Liam and…his son, Gene.
- Video didn’t kill the radio star. In fact, radio continues while TV is imploding.
- The US is trying something new when it comes to advertising on FM radio: Geo-targeting.
- Alice Cooper is re-writing some of his best-known songs for a kid’s album. (Via Rick J)
- Another example why The Boss is THE BOSS. (Rick again)
- This woman is getting a lot of mileage out of her new book on dyeing David Bowie’s hair.
- Pharrell Williams is in some new legal trouble over trademarks.
- This map of the world shows the most popular metal band in each country. Thoughts on Canada?
- Is vinyl bad for the enviroment? Well, it is plastic…
- “The woman who invented rock.” Discuss. (Rick J again)
BONUS: This. (Via Christopher again)
#14. What the heck is going on in South Africa? Holy moly.