Jimmy Iovine on the Future of Apple Music
Dan Rys, at Billboard, sat down with Jimmy Iovine to talk about Apple Music:
Before we get into that, we have to get into the why. It’s a story, it’s complex. Because what everyone’s writing is the obvious right now. They’re writing, “People in the record business are getting into tech so they can talk to people in the record business.” That’s hogwash. And why it’s hogwash is, it takes a certain individual… For example, I met [Apple executives] Steve Jobs and Eddy Cue in 2003. I realized, okay, the future of music is going to be intertwined with distribution through technology companies. It just looked like that to me, and I realized how far behind I personally was. So I set out to really understand. So I worked with those guys for about two years, and I said to Steve, “I’d like to do headphones with Apple with [Dr.] Dre,” about two or three years later. He said, “Do it yourself, you can do it.” So I tried it myself.
Ashley Tisdale Covers Paramore
Ashley Tisdale covered Paramore’s “Still Into You” with her husband on her new YouTube channel.
Manchester Orchestra Cover Paul Simon
Manchester Orchestra have covered Paul Simon’s “The Afterlife” for his birthday. You can stream that below. The band is currently working on a new album, which is apparently “heavily influenced” by the score for Swiss Army Man.
The Veronicas – “On Your Side”
The Veronicas have released their new single, “On Your Side.”
Green Day – “Ordinary World”
Green Day have shared a lyric video for “Ordinary World.” The track comes from their recent album and the film of the same name.
Incredible Photos of NASA Rockets and Robots
Photographer Benedict Redgrove has posted some gorgeous photos of NASA’s rockets and robots.
Avenged Sevenfold – “The Stage” Video
Avenged Sevenfold have released a video for their new song “The Stage.”
Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
He is the first American to win since the novelist Toni Morrison, in 1993. The announcement, in Stockholm, came as something of a surprise. Although Mr. Dylan, 75, has been mentioned often as having an outside shot at the prize, his work does not fit into the traditional literary canons of novels, poetry and short stories that the prize has traditionally recognized.
American Football Stream New Album
American Football’s new album is streaming on NPR.
Kevin Devine Streams ‘Instigator’
Kevin Devine’s new album, Instigator, can be streamed below.
Frank Iero Hit by Bus, Hurt but Recovering
Frank Iero was hospitalized after an accident in Australia. He recently tweeted that he is “pretty banged up but miraculously alive and in stable condition.”
The former guitarist of rock group My Chemical Romance was hospitalized in a serious condition Thursday after being hit by a bus while unloading his van in Australia. […]
Local police said a bus ran into the back of the van while it was being unloaded by three men in downtown Sydney. Two of the men were stood at the back of the vehicle when the bus collided with them. They were taken to hospital and a serious but stable condition, the third man escaped serious injury, police added.
The Weeknd – “False Alarm” Video
The Weeknd has released a new video for “False Alarm.” It comes with a graphic violence warning.
Julia Holter – “Fighting Duran”
Julia Holter composed the score for the upcoming film Bleed for This. Today she’s released the track “Fighting Duran” — you can stream that below.
Sturgill Simpson Performs on Seth Meyers
Sturgill Simpson performed “Welcome To Earth (Pollywog)” on Seth Meyers.