#218 - News with Nick | Three for Thursday | Discog Disarray

Get ready for it, it’s “News with Nick.” Bandcamp’s employee union wants recognition from Songtradr, the acquiring company was unavailable for comment. We briefly discuss the horror at the Supernova festival in Israel, targeted by Hamas militants as part of a much larger surprise attack. At the time of this writing, at least 260 people were confirmed dead. Some good news as the BBS announced that Oasis tops the chart for most streamed albums of the nineties. Finally, the best news of week comes out of Canada as Drake has announced that he will take a break from music to focus on his health. Here’s to a slow recovery!Song: Wilco - “Cousin”Greg is back and excited to share some new music he’s been listening to with a “Three For Thursday.” Soft Play, the band formerly known as Slaves, turned their fan hate into the lyrics of the newest track “Punk’s Dead,” Roger Waters has released “Dark Side of the Moon (Redux),” and Tool opens for Metallica at Powertrip.Songs:Soft Play - “Punk’s Dead”Roger Waters - “Eclipse” (from Dark Side of the Moon Redux)Tool - “Pneuma”Jay brings us the first full-on segment of the week after reading a story from The Verge about the growing dysfunction between the Discogs community and it’s owner. Recent updates to its pricing structure for sellers, along with some speculative funny business regarding the algorithm, seems to be simmering up to a potential mass exodus. Time will tell, but Discogs was also not available for comment.Song: Black Pumas - “Mrs. Postman”