Random Music News for Saturday, November 26, 2016
Hope you survived Black Friday without too many bruises. One month ’til Xmas. Here’s some weekend music news.
- The Ontario music industry is telling the city of Toronto that they need to extend drinking hours beyond 2am. (Fantastic for patrons; rough for servers, DJs and other bar workers.)
- A streaming price war has broken out. Google Play Music is now offering four months free.
- A sign of the times? Rolling Stone’s top editor quit and is taking a job with Amazon Music.
- Will Donald Trump have it out for music rights organizations because they donated to Hillary’s campaign? They sure hope not.
- Let’s discuss this: Will Kanye’s insurance policy cover the costs of cancelling the Saint Pablo tour?
- Meanwhile, Kanye’s childhood home has been bought and will be turned into an arts incubator.
- “Rage Against the Machine were 24 years too early.” Discuss.
- A brilliant photo gallery: Visiting DJ booths through the decades.
- Mainstream media is a mess. Who’s to blame? Try this argument.
- I’ve always wondered about this: How does South Park record little Ike’s baby voice?
- AI chat bots are making their way through the music industry. This is cool/creepy.
- Using music to battle dementia.
