Random Music News for July 11, 2014
It was on this day in 1969 that David Bowie released “Space Oddity.” And because it’s 7-11, there’s something about free Slurpees today.
- Here’s an interesting study on how graduating high school students listen to music. It’s a US study, but it has implications for Canada.
- Good Globe and Mail article on digital music and metadata and how it all integrates into our lives.
- This app turns music on your iPhone, iPod and iPad into guitar tabs.
- For the LAST time, Jimmy Page did not play on the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me.”
- AC/DC’s Brian Johnson is now a doctor.
- Bill Clinton, the musical: the inside story.
- Just in time for summer: a cooler with a Bluetooth speaker.
- If you’re heading to the UK this summer, here’s a list of the coolest record stores in the kingdom.
- As Australian band crowd surfs, someone in the audience stole some gear.
- SoundCloud gets together with Sonos.
- British lawmakers on board with copying of MP3s and DVDs.
- There’s a lot of noise being made around the Copyright Board’s tariffs for streaming music. The music industry says the rates are way too low. This will get ugly.