Random Music News for Thursday, December 18, 2014

Still in my parents’ basement outside of Winnipeg. It’s cold, obviously.

1. Audio-Technica joins the push for High-Res Audio with a new set of earbuds. I approve.
2. Amanda Palmer explains why art is also a business.
3. According to Spotify, the most-streamed Christmas song of all time is Michael Buble’s version of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” Dig for more facts like that here.
4. For the religious, here’s an infographic showing the relationship between religion and music.
5. A Snapchat record label? For what? Songs that disappear after 60 seconds?
6. A BBC Radio 1 DJ has been jailed for 13 years for sexually assaulting 24 boys.
7. Apple has shut down their Russian online store because of the rouble’s collapse.
8. How “Dad Rock” became a thing in 2014.
9. The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia once wrote a love letter to a Vogue cover girl. It’s now up for auction. (Via Tom)
10. Don’t give up on radio yet. There’s a lot in the industry yet.
11. A cool survey of guitars and guitarists through the decades.
12. Read what Mother Jones magazine means by “the downsizing of Daniel Lanois.”