Random Music News for Friday, May 8, 2015

Off to Tulsa to catch the first show of what could be the last major Rush tour. Just in time for a big outbreak of tornadoes, too.

1. GWAR: The book.
2. Here’s a list of the five richest people in hip hop.
3. This study says that the Beatles were no big deal. They didn’t revolutionize music. What? (Via Roland)
4. Interesting: How music evolves like a biological organism.
5. Europe has reached an agreement to create a single digital market covering 28 countries.
6. Pregnant? Your ringing mobile phone disturbs the fetus.
7. Spotify to launch a YouTube-like streaming video service?
8. Google and Apple: the war for the car is more important than the war over streaming.