Random Music News for Friday, December 26, 2014
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- Bryan Ferry’s son was injured in a car accident. It looks grim.
- And the most legally downloaded artist on BitTorrent in 2014 is…
- Fat Possum, an indie label, is opening their own vinyl pressing plant.
- There’s a new book on the making of Hole’s Live Through This.
- Looking for some new tunes to carry you through the holidays? Try volume 6 of our digest of new music at Flink.to.
- This the kind of thing that gets people riled up about services like Pandora. (Via Bobby)
- There’s something of a scandal regarding the rejection of Birdman in one of the musical categories at the Oscars.
- Sony is reportedly thinking about selling their music publishing division. That means Paul McCartney might have a chance to buy back some of his music.
- Learning taiko drumming in school? Sure.
- This may make you feel old: 20 songs that are 20 years old in 2015.