Random Music News for Monday, December 1, 2014
December? Already? And wasn’t that the longest Grey Cup halftime performance ever? (I’m not saying it was bad. It was just…long.)
- The Canadian Folk Music Awards were held in Ottawa over the weekend. Here’s who won what.
- More Madonna song leaks. Fishy.
- Should anyone ever need 60 songs about New York, here’s the list. (Via Tom)
- An American ISP has been sued over music piracy issues. That’s a new strategy.
- How to make it as a woman in the music industry these days. This is scarily accurate.
- Interpol offered up this stream of a new song over the weekend.
- A new study says that streaming leads to three times more sales than radio.
- And the Scott Stapp situation continues to be weird.
- Lionel Ritchie has been booked for Glastonbury. Yes, you read that right.
- Kate Bush continues to come out of her shell. See?
- There’s a Frozen sequel in the works. Hands up everyone who’s surprised at this development.
- Is Taylor Swift stalking Matt Healy of The 1975? Here are four indications that she is,
- Damn. Friday was Wear a Band T-Shirt to Work Day. I missed it!
- Not music related, but a good question nonetheless: Why do people have different laughs?
- So Morrissey: about your lyrics…
- A fine photo gallery for people into old school British hip hop and hardcore.
- This BBC story on Tunisian electronic music contains the line “You’ve never seen so many Muslims on Ecstasy.”
- Just in case you’re a fan of Prince’s Purple Rain, you need to read this.
- Metal man involved in serious van crash.
