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Random music for Thursday, October 2, 2025

Fun history: The first person to ever appear on live television was an office worker. Moving to music news for October 2, 2025…

  1. Snoop Dogg is going to be a correspondent for the Winter Olympics again.
  2. Wade Robson and James Safechuck, two men who alleged they were horribly abused my Michael Jackson of children, have launched a new US$400 million lawsuit.
  3. Wu-Tang vs pharma bro douchebag Martin Shkreli: This will be an interesting lawsuit.
  4. Why are lawsuits over counterfeit artist merch on the rise? Here’s the answer.
  5. Florence Welch has opened up about a very bad health scare.
  6. Jeezus, Dolly. Get well soon. We need you more than ever.
  7. This might have been the highest-attendance ever for a country concert. Actually, it broke an American record for the largest ticketed concert event. (Via Tom)
  8. Here’s the statue of Tina Turner unveiled in her hometown. It’s…interesting.
  9. What will the change in American ownership for TikTok mean for users? Let’s take a look.
  10. Another foreign artist has been affected by ‘Murica’s paranoid visa situation.
  11. Imperial Pub, one of Toronto’s oldest pubs, is closing after 81 years.
  12. And that’s a wrap for the marriage of Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman. It last 19 years.
  13. Cool: When weather bends FM signals.
  14. The US bails further on soft power as the Voice of America is pretty much gutted.
  15. The summer of Oasis is over. What comes next?

More music news? Go here.

BONUS: Um, okay. This is “Joe from the Swamps.” “Joe” is Jožin, an evil creature from the swamp who enjoys eating people, particularly those from Prague. t’s Czech. (Via Tim)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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