Random music news for Thursday, February 19, 2026
Do ICE agents talk sh*t about each other? Yes. Yes, they do. BONUS: “I Can Only Count to FOOOOUUUUUURRRRRRR!”
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Beware bootleg vinyl from China and Russia
Vinyl hasn’t been this hot in, what 40 years? And with so many people purchasing their music this way, dark elements have re-emerged. The Recording Industry Association of America warns of bootleg records
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Have you ever wanted to own your own TV station? Now you can! BONUS: I first thought that this was a documentary on New York’s psychobilly punk band, The Cramps. I was wrong.
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Trump’s new mobile phone is made in China because of course it is.
Donald Trump is all over Apple and other mobile phone companies to move manufacturing to the US. Meanwhile, they’re being threatened with insane tariffs, something that’s threatening to push the cost of devices
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Now that I think of it, the drive to ban TikTok is a little suspicious. Let’s examine that, shall we?
If you’ve been following tech news, you’ll know that the US Government is advancing a bill that would ban TikTok from American app stores until Chinese parent ByteDance sells off the company to
Read MoreThe US Government has voted to ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell
Well, this is wild. The US House of Representatives voted today (March 13) 352 to 65 to pass a bill requiring Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok, an app used by 170
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Ongoing History Daily: China’s first rock star
The People’s Republic of China wasn’t always open to rock music. It took until at least the late 1980s for the country to really open up to Western music. But here’s a question:
Read MoreRandom 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
Read MoreRandom 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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