Random music news for Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Finished Netflix yet?
- Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean)
- DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB!
- The U.S. government has earmarked US$15 billion for movie theatres and live event venues.
- Meet Merck Mercuriadis, the Canadian who wants to change everything about song publishing.
- Manitoba nurses are stressed to the max. There’s even a song about the situation. (Via Sean again)
- Till Lindeman of Rammstein is now selling vibrators. They’re called “Tilldos,” of course. Go to doctordick.de to order.
- Frank Zappa beer!
- Remember Martin Shkrelli the Pharma Bro? This is kinda insane.
- Surprise! It’s Rihanna!
- Jay-Z’s Roc Nation now has a publishing division.
- Apparently 2021 will be the year of the “immersive web.“
- Taylor Swift sold a million copies of her new Evermore album in its first week.
- Melody Maker, the defunct UK music weekly, is returning to promote a new Netflix movie.
- Are these the worst songs of 2020?
- There’s a new book coming out on blues legend Robert Johnson.
- The story of this year’s Google blackouts. (Via Sean)