Random music news for Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The Trump White House really liked its prescription drugs. See? And I hope you like music news for March 6, 2024.
- Was yesterday’s outage of Facebook and X caused by Taylor Swift urging followers to vote in the Super Tuesday primaries? That’s what MAGA conspiracists think.
- A new survey says that people who like alt-rock are more open to using AI than fans of other genres.
- On that topic, what do radio listeners think about the use of AI? Let’s look at that.
- If you’re a musician and concerned about the rise of AI, Vinil is a company that could help you keep control of you, your image, and your music.
- The estate of Sinead O’Connor to Donald Trump: “STOP IT!”
- These Beatles songs are great for testing out any hifi system.
- This data company has come up with a way to find similar artists.
- There’s a music podcast for everyone. See? (Via Christopher.)
- The Pixies have a new bass player. This seems to be a surprise to the old bass player.
- London’s Brixton Academy is going to reopen after two people were killed in a crowd crush in 2022.
- In Ukraine, the Kharkiv Opera and Ballet are going to reopen…underground. (Via Sean)
- The drama at the Hipgnosis Song Fund continues.
- Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid” has passed one billion streams on Spotify.
- A 190 million year-old species of worm has been named after Alice Cooper. Welcome Serpula alicecooperi.
- Bob Heil, the inventor of the talk box, has died at the age of 83.
BONUS: An exploration of the use of “f*ck” in music and lyrics. There’s a book here.
