Random Music Thoughts

[Old Uncle Toe]

I apologize in advance to Unsomnambulist for not putting this in the Coronavirus thread.

How to Make Bagpipes Out of a Garbage Bag and Recorders

How to Make Bagpipes Out of a Garbage Bag and Recorders: This instructable is how to make a simple bagpipe like instrument out of basic household materials. Granted, it does not sound all too much like a bagpipe, but it works similarly and is fun to mess around with.

www.instructables.com

But why would one want to create a bagpipe in a presumably bagpipe-free environment?

 

[Old Uncle Toe]

Abbey Road Crosswalk Gets Touch Up

Abbey Road zebra crossing repainted in coronavirus lockdown

Council workers take advantage of the empty streets to spruce up the crossing featured on the cover of the Beatles’ 1969 album

www.theguardian.com

You know, with two Beatles lost to the earthly realm and the remaining two not getting any younger, a stray thought floated through my head. When Paul McCartney finally does pass away, do you think there will be "Paul Is Alive" conspiracy theories?

 

[Nickyboy]

You know, with two Beatles lost to the earthly realm and the remaining two not getting any younger, a stray thought floated through my head. When Paul McCartney finally does pass away, do you think there will be "Paul Is Alive" conspiracy theories?

Hanging out with Elvis and Tupac on a small island off the coast of Oahu, no doubt.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Happy 40th anniversary to R.E.M., the greatest American rock band of all time

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the band’s first live show, we asked people to name their favorite R.E.M. song and tell us why. Here are the results.

www.mercurynews.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Apple Music launches $50 million COVID-19 advance royalty fund to help indie labels - 9to5Mac

According to a new report from Rolling Stone, Apple Music has started a $50 million COVID-19 advance fund for indie...

9to5mac.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

TIL CD Baby shut down.

End of an Era – CD Baby Shutting Down Its Online Music Store

Iconic indie music distributor CD Baby is shutting down its online retail presence at the end of March, but its not dropping physical distribution.

www.digitalmusicnews.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Ticketmaster Quietly Changes Its Refund Policy (TL;DR: You're Screwed)

Ticketmaster has quietly changed its refund policy to offer repayment options only for tickets to "canceled" events, to the frustration of many fans.

www.digitalmusicnews.com

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Depending on how it's played, a saxophone can sound more psychedelic than an electric guitar.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

People opened up because I'm the Beavis and Butt-head guy': Mike Judge on his new funk direction

The writer-director’s comedies – from Office Space to Silicon Valley – always sum up the spirit of their times. So why has he made an LSD-soaked cartoon about George Clinton and Bootsy Collins?

www.theguardian.com

How did I miss this - Mike Judge (Beevis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Silicon Valley) has done an animated documentary series first on country music stars then on funk stars (Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Rick James).
Guardian article came out today, but Wiki says series was in 2017-18. I think it was originally on Cinemax but the article is focusing on its upcoming debut on Now TV (which is British I believe - makes sense given The Guardian is UK based)

I gotta look for this one

 

[Unsomnambulist]

There was this Soul Asylum album that I loved. I think I grew to love it through sheer repetition. I listened to it on cassette. I revisited it 15 years later and was struck by how commercial and MOR it was. And mediocre, too. If it had been great I would've ignored the commercial sheen. But it wasn't.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I've never heard this and have no desire to hear it. I just get a kick out of the album cover.

 

[Nickyboy]

I think "No Quarter" by Led Zeppelin might be their best song. I think if I did drugs, it most definitely would be.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Mike Patton's Advice for Life in Quarantine: 'Hang Tough, Watch Epic Films'

Mike Patton shouts out some of the exotica records and epic films that have been helping him through the coronavirus quarantine.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[axolotl]

I saw a mention of John Prine's Great Days: Anthology on a site and decided to check on its availability.

SwapaCD.com lists that 29 people have this on their wish lists. I have never seen a number that high (on that site) for those wanting an album, much fewer those wanting a double-CD set.

On Amazon, the set goes for $114.96. On discogs, there's one for sale at $235. [I have no idea what the prices were before his recent death.]

As with any anthology, it does include many, many great songs, but some of the songs it does not include are: "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven", "Diamond in the Rough", "Mexican Home", "Often Is A Word I Seldom Use", "Accident (Things Could Have Been Worse)", "Way Down", "Hobo Song", "Chinatown", "Ubangi Stomp", "Bottomless Lake", "Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian", and "Jesus the Missing Years".

You may stop reading now, as I'm done.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I first heard R.E.M. in 1984. Who knew I would still be listening to them 36 years later?

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

I first heard R.E.M. in 1984. Who knew I would still be listening to them 36 years later?

I could have told you. You just never asked

 

[Unsomnambulist]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1254448730478186496

I didn't know brushes were daft.

 

[Nickyboy]

I didn't know brushes were daft.

Now you're just being as silly as a spanner!

 

[JazzyRandy]

I just looked on RYM and realized I do not have a single album released in 2020

 

[Unsomnambulist]

I just looked on RYM and realized I do not have a single album released in 2020

You're doing something right.