Random music news for Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Why does a salad seem taste better when someone else makes it? Just wondering. Meanwhile, here’s what I have for music news on August 28, 2019.

1. The Tragically Hip are getting their own satellite radio channel.
2. And Netflix will soon offer up a series that parodies events like the doomed Fyre Festival.
3. If you’re going to get a break-up tattoo, using Pixies lyrics is cool.
4. Then again, the wrong tattoo can cost an artist a US$5 million lawsuit. Just ask Cardi B.
5. Not good: A legendary alt-rock radio station is going away after 36 years.
6. A daytime disco for the over-65 set? Yes–in Seoul, South Korea.
7. This upcoming smart assistant will recognize regional accents–in the UK, anyway.
8. Here’s why we need a museum to preserve the Internet of the early and mid-90s.
9. A fan of Iggy Pop? Then read this.
10. The desktop phone: Not going away.
11. A DJ whoopsie.
12. Prince’s estate is going to take over management of his Paisley Park complex.
13. Will next-gen pop music be completely generated by AI? Maybe.
14. A podcast featuring David Lee Roth? This should be interesting.
15. Most. Goth. Car. Ever.