Random music news for Wednesday, July 7, 2021
I’ve long maintained that I have a black ball of infinite density somewhere in my abdomen where I keep all my stress. This new blood test will measure black balls. Maybe it’ll tell me when I’ll finally blow. A nice image to start music news for July 7, 2021.
- So now Britney is retiring?
- On a related note, here’s another singer who says she’s being prevented from living her life.
- Cool! How to record some classic drum sounds (Nirvana, Zeppelin, Beatles, and more).
- Need inspiration for a new song? A lot of artists are looking to space.
- Will KISS be bought by some conglomerate? That’s one prediction.
- Bruce Springsteen’s daughter made the US Olympic equestrian team.
- What a surprise: Morrissey compares COVID lockdowns to slavery. And then he’s complaining about always being treated like a scientific experiment.
- On the occasion of the 40th anniversary the release of Queen’s greatest hits album, it will probably end up at #1 on the British charts this week.
- In South Korea, K-pop is turbocharging streaming. This is a surprise?
- Are you a songwriter? What makes the perfect lyric? Read this.
- Can we connect Led Zeppelin to Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island? Apparently. (Via Sean)
- Remember that NFT sale by A Tribe Called Quest last month? They say they had nothing to do with it.
- Meanwhile, Katy Perry is all-in for another type of NFT.
- I’ve written about this bit of Beatles history before: How Canada accidentally broke up the band.
