Random music news from Monday, September 11, 2023
Look up. Not that high. Down near the northeastern horizon. That’s comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura. It’s back for the first time in 400 years.
- Brexit has been a disaster for most music creators. See?
- New York City now has Beastie Boys Square.
- Country star Zach Bryan behaving badly.
- Why would anyone call in a bomb threat to a Lil Nas X documentary screening? Oh. Of course. Morons.
- Ant-Flag has some strong words for Justin Sane, their frontman who has been accused of raping women.
- What would happen if you suddenly lost your hearing like this guy?
- The MSG Sphere opened at the end of the month. The business deals are ramping up.
- More Christmas news: Cher’s first-ever Christmas song is coming.
- “Nepo baby” is now an official word in the dictionary.
- “Luxury brand podcasts.” What are those? This.
- What language does ChatGPT speak? Oh. Thought so.
- You might soon start hearing cannabis ads on Spotify.
- How big is Jimmy Buffet’s empire. It’s big. REALLY big.
- This certainly was an interesting record store performance.
- So Kayne met the devil, did he?
- Uh, thanks Kim?
- Canada needs more music-theme stamps like this, don’t you think? (Via Rick J)
- A nice story about Drake and his dad.
BONUS: Say hello to the oldest chicken in the world.
BONUS BONUS: A longer tongue than you’ll find in Gene Simmons. I think.
BONUS BONUS BONUS: Which food is better, McDonald’s Canada or McDonald’s USA? You might be surprised.