Roger Waters says he turned down a "huge" deal from Facebook to use "Another Brick in the Wall" in an ad
“Arrived this morning, with an offer of a huge, huge amount of money, and the answer is – ‘Fuck you! No fucking way!’“
Facebook deletes Trapt’s account, band goes on Twitter rant about Proud Boys
The ”Headstrong” band’s page was apparently deleted following reports of hate speech, and Trapt’s frontman is now defending his Proud Boys post and threatening to sue Facebook.
ANOHNI covers "I Will Survive," turned down $200k to license it for Facebook ad
”We all know that Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and others now seem to be destroying our lives, our minds, our jobs, our cultures, and our societies’ ability to govern themselves,” ANOHNI writes.
The Specials' Neville Staple has page removed by Facebook "over skinhead links"
Neville and his wife and manager Christine were among hundreds who had their profiles deactivated when Facebook cracked down on racism on the platform in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police.
Neil Young leaving Facebook over its "obvious commitments" to the right wing
”I don’t feel that a social site should be making obvious commitments to one side of politics or the other. It further confuses readers regarding truthfulness in coverage and message.” – Neil Young
Smiths fans are neurotic say Facebook researchers
A data analytics behavioral model can be used to predict how a person feels on thinks based on Facebook likes. What does liking Gucci Mane mean?
Songkick shutting down; Facebook now scans Bandsintown for events
Songkick “will bow to pressure from Live Nation and Ticketmaster and complete the shutdown of all ticketing operations,“ its founder said in a statement. Facebook is now also officially scanning Bandsintown for concert listings.
new Harvard prof Esperanza Spalding making next LP live on Facebook
Esperanza is making the album, called Exposure, over a 77-hour period, of which will be livestreamed on Facebook. She plays Prospect Park with Andrew Bird this weekend.
Indie bands' Facebook pages got hacked, including Bob Mould who wrote a song about it (listen)
Over the weekend, a bunch of indie bands’ Facebook pages got hacked, which is why you may have seen New Pornographers, Death Cab For Cutie, Best Coast and others post “8 Reasons Why You Might Consider Leaving Your Pubic Hair Alone…
20,000 people like the same photo of Glenn Danzig every day
“We can guarantee you get the same photo of Glenn Danzig everyday”
Too much free time on your hands? Consider joining the 20,000 people who are already a part of “The Same Photo of Glenn Danzig Everyday” community on Facebook, where, literally, the same photo of Glenn Danzig is posted EVERY DAY…
