Random music news for Friday, August 25, 2023
Wait. This is the last summer weekend before Labour Day? Already? Best distract yourself from that with some music news for August 25, 2023.
- TikTok has named its songs of the summer of 2023.
- How bad has the rain been in the US Southwest? The Burning Man site in the desert has been closed because of flooding.
- Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is now projected to gross US$2.2 billion in North America alone.
- If you have pyro in your set, be aware that you just might set off the sprinkler system. Right, Disturbed?
- Want to rent a house from Police drummer Stewart Copeland? You can.
- How many of these 80s punk movies have you seen?
- What’s hot with ban merch these days? These products.
- Not enjoying streaming music? Maybe your collection of saved songs isn’t big enough.
- The Weeknd just sold a US$21 million penthouse in LA for a loss.
- Dale Crover, drummer for The Melvins (and Nirvana for a super-brief time), needs emergency spinal surgery.
- Safety tip: Do NOT crowdsurf holding a baby.
- Here’s another example that shows all you need is one great song to make a living.
- In Britney divorce news…
- Someone call Ringo. He needs to know about this.
- Boy George’s financial woes continue. They’re bad.
- A long-lost KLF album has been “reconstructed.” It’s heading for a museum.
- Got diabetes? Doctors think you may benefit from listening to Queen.
- Sadly, ET did not return that phone call from a couple of drunk Japanese astronomers.
BONUS: The bouncing DVD logo. Did it ever hit the corner of the screen? Let’s find out.
