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+15 +2Frank Zappa to David Bowie: "F••• you, Captain Tom"
On guitarist Adrian Belew’s Facebook page, he shared this hysterical story about a surly encounter between David Bowie and Frank Zappa: In 1978 I did my first tour of Europe as “stunt
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+4 +1Maggie Rogers selling concert tickets in person: ‘F – – k bots + f – – k fees’
In a world of online bots and Ticketmaster lawsuits, singer/songwriter Maggie Rogers is resorting to the old-school way of selling concert tickets. The 28-year-old “Light On” singer announced Thursday on social media that tickets to her upcoming “Summer of ’23 Tour” would be sold at various box offices across the country on Friday — leaving some fans scrambling to make arrangements to get to them.
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+20 +6Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn Break Up After Six Years of Dating
The songstress and actor had been dating since 2016.
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+4 +1Separated By 3 Generations, Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Kander Find Writing Together Absurdly Easy
Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Kander talk about their writing process, which unfolds with ease each time they start a new project, despite the significant age gap between them. Kander and Miranda’s new show, “New York, New York,” is playing now at Broadway’s St. James Theater.
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+13 +3Robert Smith Forces Ticketmaster to Cancel Scalped Tickets, Donate Fees
God Bless Robert Smith. Although the neverending war against Ticketmaster has been going for decades, it’s only recently that the counter-movement is being taken seriously. When Pearl Jam attempted to take on the ticketing empire almost three decades ago, they were routinely dismissed by venues and lawmakers alike. Now, thanks to the ire of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé fans, it looks like congress is listening. Time will tell if anything actually changes, but it’s a good start.
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+10 +1Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'
Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the band's familiar sound and style of writing. Speaking to NPR's Juana Summers, two of the group detail the journey they took to this moment.
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+21 +4Music producers revolted against an app’s subscription scheme — and won
For now, perpetual licenses and subscriptions will coexist.
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+20 +1Florence Pugh releases first songs as singer-songwriter
Florence Pugh has released her first performances as a singer-songwriter, which are included on the soundtrack to her new film A Good Person. The British actor has written and performed two songs: the slow ambient ballad The Best Part, and the self-lacerating piano-driven number I Hate Myself. Each are presented in the film as being sung by her character, Allison, a promising musician whose career is set back by personal tragedy.
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+18 +2The Weeknd Named the World’s ‘Most Popular Artist’ by Guinness World Records
The singer’s record-breaking streaming statistics helped him land the title.
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+17 +3James Brotörhead - Superkill
The mashup you never knew you needed.
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+24 +2Vinyl records outsell CDs for the first time since 1987
Vinyl sales grew for the 16th consecutive year in 2022, with 41 million albums sold — compared to 33 million CDs. Streaming is still the biggest driver of the music industry's growth.
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+21 +1Kuo: Apple to Launch Redesigned HomePod With 7-Inch Display in 2024
Apple will release a redesigned HomePod with a 7-inch display in the first half of 2024, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a brief post on Medium, Kuo wrote that the next-generation HomePod's display could facilitate deeper integration with Apple's other hardware products.
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+21 +5Vinyl Outsold CDs for the First Time Since 1987
Gone are the days of shimmery plastic CDs and chunky jewel cases, the past is making a comeback in a back way. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has revealed in its annual revenue report that vinyl sales have outpaced CD sales for the first time since 1987.
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+21 +3Apple announces new classical music app that launches on March 28
Apple announced Thursday that it will launch a standalone app called Apple Music Classical, which will be available at no added cost to existing Apple Music subscribers, on March 28. Apple said the catalog will include over five million unique tracks and thousands of exclusive albums at launch. Many classical pieces have had multiple renditions and interpretations recorded and released, but Apple says the standalone app will offer "complete and accurate metadata" and the ability to "search by composer, work, conductor, or even catalog number," according to a release.
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+21 +4Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington has died, the band announced
American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington has died, the band announced on their official Facebook page Sunday evening.
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+17 +3Courtney Barnett - Everybody Here Hates You
Released in 2019
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+23 +2Justin Bieber cancels remainder of world tour after previous delays - National | Globalnews.ca
Justin Bieber has officially cancelled his Justice World Tour, which had concerts remaining in the U.S., Europe, Australia and parts of Asia.
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+20 +3Never Be Clever · Herman Brood & His Wild Romance
This song appeared as a "stand-alone" between the albums Cha Cha and Go Nutz in 1979.
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+23 +6De La Soul's music is available after years of disputes
The band was big during the early days of hip-hop, mostly from the 1980s through mid-'90s.
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+27 +4RadioGPT: 'World’s first' AI-driven radio station is here
A new technology called RadioGPT will make it possible for artificial intelligence to run a whole radio station. Is this a cool new tool or a scary development?
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