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