Random Music News for Thursday, May 11, 2017
Has anyone ever counted up the number of commercials that features the Trivago guy? And now, the music news for May 11.
- Reddit claims to have located the actual highway we see on the cover of Radiohead’s OK Computer.
- Attention radio people: Here’s a look back at eight boss jocks from the 1960s.
- Attention business types: Here’s a case study of Coca-Cola and music.
- Google is planning to build a 12-acre high-tech hub in Toronto.
- I gotta have this piece of artwork for my new home office. It’s the history of electronic music represented on a schematic of a Theramin.
- Here are the five wealthiest hip-hop artists today.
- Well, this is an interesting project for Trent Reznor…
- Interesting gallery: The rise and fall of Sid Vicious.
- This conman tried to pass himself off as Adele’s manager but ended up getting arrested at a Kendrick Lamar gig.
- Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) is going to write a new animated Deadpool TV show.
- This guy decided to redesign Apple Music on his own.
- Streaming music still needs to get a lot easier for consumers. Here’s why.
- There’s a new documentary about The Smiths coming later this month.
- Both Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith are new grandfathers.
- Universal Music is demanding that the $30 million deal with Prince’s estate be canceled.
