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Random music news for Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Wait: There’s a new way to calculate pi? There is! Moving to music news for July 3, 2024…

  1. That’s a lot of canceled shows, Pearl Jam. What’s the illness in the band?
  2. Here come the AI avatars.
  3. The head of Microsoft’s AI program has some interesting thoughts on what AI programs should be able to use for free.
  4. According to new YouTube stats, 65% of Gen Z are video creators.
  5. Still with YouTube, its privacy guidelines have made it easier to take down deepfake videos.
  6. July 9 has been declared Fix the Tix Day in the US. Artists have been supplied with this script.
  7. Spotify is testing emergency alerts in Sweden.
  8. Taylor Swift, the museum exhibit.
  9. Sick of It All frontman Lou Koller has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. His punk friends have already raised $200,000 for him.
  10. Pubic Enemy’s Flavor Flav is a big supporter of the US Women’s Water Polo Team. Really big.
  11. Wilco is selling off some of their old gear. Interested?
  12. That’s a big Jethro Tull box set.
  13. Nice work: Noah Kahan has raised US$2.4 million so far for mental health causes.
  14. Alice Cooper is now hosting a radio show on golf.
  15. The organizers of Glastonbury are concerned about the lack of rock artists they can book.

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BONUS: Johnny Lydon was a game show star early on.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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