Random Music News for Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for September 5.
- Canadian music sales from the past week vs. a year ago: Total albums, 17%; digital albums, -24.3%; physical albums, -11.9%; CDs, -13%; vinyl, +9.6%; streaming, +81.1%.
- Adele is in talks for her first movie role, which apparently will be in a remake of the movie Oliver!
- Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy…
- In case you missed it, a 41-year-old man died at Burning Man after running into a fire. Dude, it’s just the name of the festival, not a command.
- Singer Tom Goss has released this “choose your own path” interactive music video. It’s pretty cool.
- Attention those who think radio isn’t important anymore: Check out what radio did for the people hit by Hurricane Harvey…
- …and here’s why NextRadio should be in ALL Canadian cell phones. Or at least activate the FM chip.
- Are Alex and Geddy making plans for some kind of post-Rush band? That’s being dismissed as just a rumour. (Via Shane)
- After 10 years, Apple is pulling the plug on the Apple Music Festival. Wasn’t worth the return, I guess…
- Here’s a nice article on the return of Midnight Oil.
- When you’re Ed Sheeran, you can have your own private pub for just you and your mates.
- The new Beats headphones apparently cancel noise better than ever, but they’re probably still stupidly bass-heavy.
- Even the most boring tasks go better with opera. If you’re in Japan, anyway.
- Liam Gallagher’s manager is convinced Our Kid is still relevant in today’s music scene.
- No, Brian Wilson isn’t going back into seclusion.
- A Bon Scott documentary is in the works.
