Random Music News for Friday, January 15, 2016
Super Bowl I was played in Los Angeles on this day in 1967. Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10. And now, the music news…
- Rene Angelil, Celine Dion’s husband, is dead at the age of 73.
- The National Music Centre opens in Calgary this year. Here’s an interview with CEO Andrew Mosker. (I’m very excited about this project.)
- Guns ‘N Roses are looking at tour fees of $3 million per gig.
- How to write a modern hit single, Max Martin style.
- The heavy legal hand of Metallica has come down hard on a tribute band. (Via Tom)
- Snoop Dogg vs. Bill Gates? Yep.
- Anyone into classical music mashups?
- I might want to give these earbuds a try for working out.
- Here are the 10 richest living musicians.
- Apple is said to be looking very carefully at Time Warner.
- Oh, Mick Huckabee. Good try, but…
- Why did the Internet feel they had to make this supercut movie version of Linkin Park’s “In the End.” (Via Mo)
- Eric Clapton is very protective about his hands.
- Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnson is the first trans person to be nominated for an Academy Awards.
- Adam Lambert has been cast in Fox’s Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- The drummer for The Ghost Inside has lost his leg, a result from a bus accident.
- Here’s a safety tip: do NOT post your credit card number on Snapchat. (Another one from Tom)
- This boy’s David Bowie-themed homework will break your heart.
- Metallica apologized for the errant legal action against a Canadian tribute band.
