RGG November 2015 - p.7
most of these sensationalised stories we hear
about him are likely to have been fabricated
Frank Watkins from the band Obituary died
recently at the age of
'YouTube Red' launches in the US An ad free
subscription service that offers you the option
of paying for watching YouTube videos instead
of advertisers funding them and I think that's
it really other than some alleged high end
quality content to be made exclusively available
to subscribers This content is likely to be their
usual failed attempt at mirroring normal
Television programs watched by human beings
and instead create watered down shows about
drivel such as “How many toys can I insert into
a small dog?” or “Top ten tips for asphyxiation”
presented by annoying pubescent self
appointed YouTube stars that you just want to
punch in the face for ten years YouTube Red
are offering the exact same monthly price as
streaming sites like Spotify and will more than
likely fuel future arguments and debates from
musicians who place music videos under this
new “red” service as it may mean that because
of the ad free viewing offline saving
background playback to the entire YouTube
world (plus Google Play back catalogue
perhaps?) it will draw people away from other
music services According to newly released
figures
million people either support Apple
or they forgot to unsubscribe to their new
streaming service after the first month free trial
and mistakenly left the auto pay feature on
London Mayor and Jimmy Savile love child
Boris Johnson has backed a campaign to boost
the number of music venues in the capital as
have disappeared since
Meanwhile
News Trash
NICK
J TOWNSEND
cultural minister Ed Vaizey in a statement
made to the BBC has suggested that music
venues should “not be shy of applying for arts
funding” and that “Small venues could apply to
arts bodies in England Scotland Wales and
Northern Ireland” Speaking as a non expert in
this field my one thought about any venues
opting for this idea is that by them applying for
and then relying on an arts fund grant for say a
year makes long term planning difficult as the
following year they may not be eligible
anymore
This month in the US it's record store day and
although it's not due again over here in the UK
until next year there's nothing stopping you
from going to an independent record store in
your area and buying something for a loved one
or maybe even for yourself? In November Eric
Clapton releases “Live at the Royal Albert Hall:
Slowhand At
” ELO release “Alone In The
Universe” Danzig release a covers themed
album called “Skeletons” Extreme Noise Terror
release their self titled album “Extreme Noise
Terror” Björk's latest release is titled “Vulnicura
Strings” Dweezil Zapper releases his album
called “Via Zammata” musical genius Devin
Townsend gives us “Ziltoid Live At The Royal
Albert Hall” Celldweller bash out “End Of An
Empire” and celtic beauty Enya releases “Dark
Sky Island” Metallica are currently in the studio
recording a brand new album whilst Megadeth
are releasing their latest record called
“Dystopia” in January
Blink drummer
Travis Barker has revealed they have recorded
five brand new tunes with Alkaline Trio's Matt
Skiba There's more going on out there so
investigate it yourselves and turn off that
bloody Television That's all for this month
Now sod off
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