Random music news for Friday, August 18, 2023
It’s here. Pumpkin spice latte has been spotted in the wild. It’s all downhill to winter from here. Meanwhile, over in music news for August 18, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS:
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Noel Gallagher has been named an “enemy of the people” in China. Wait–what?
Noel Gallagher has formally been banned from ever setting foot in China. What’s more is that he’s been branded an enemy of the people. Turns out that this isn’t a new thing, either.
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Hong Kong protest anthem disappears from iTunes, social media, and streaming music services after China complained
This isn’t a good look. A variety of versions of the pro-democracy anthem known as “Glory to Hong Kong”–a fixture during the 2019 street protests–has disappeared from iTunes, Spotify, Instagram Reels, Facebook, and
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Random music news for Friday, March 24, 2023
A five planet alignment is about to happen. Astrologers are losing their sh*t. Moving to music news for March 24, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS: This.
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Will TikTok get banned in the U.S.? There’s a bill making the rounds.
Things are looking a little grim for TikTok in the U.S. again. A couple of years ago, the Trump Administration made noises about banning the app on fears that the China-based app was
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Random music news for Friday, September 30, 2022
Here’s the stuff of my nightmares. And it’s coming for all of us. Until then, though, enjoy music news for September 30, 2022. This metalhead was back to fix Hurricane Ian. It’s the
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Conspiracy theories float around the Chinese boy band tragedy
Last month, a 12-member boy band called Mirror was performing at the Hong Kong Coliseum when suddenly a giant video monitor crashed to the stage, crushing one of the members. Last I heard,
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This McDonald’s in China was the site of a hardcore punk performance
Imagine tucking into your McNuggets and a hardcore punk concert breaks out. This is exactly what happened at this McDonald’s in China when a hardcore band called Gaiwaer fired things up. Details are
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Random music news for Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Urine-based beer? It’s a thing. So is music news for June 21, 2022. Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider has secured a deal for his first novel. It could be Kate Bush at #1 again
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This is fun: Watch as China tried to censor the livestream of Megan Thee Stallion’s Coachella set
Apparently, WeChat, the Chinese social media monster, couldn’t afford more than a single black bar.
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Random music news for Saturday, January 15, 2022
Almost halfway through January. We’re making progress on winter. And we made some progress on gathering music news for January 15, 2022. Sinead O’Connor seems to be in big trouble again following the
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