Random music news for Friday, October 5, 2018
Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space on this day in 1984. And in music news for October 5, 2018…
- Kanye West’s father beat cancer. Kanye celebrated by eating some bugs.
- Suge Knight of Death Row Records just got 28 years in jail for manslaughter.
- The Brett Kavanaugh/UB40 thing just won’t go away.
- Speaking of this whole circus, it has mixed politics and music in a very weird way.
- An Oasis reunion in 2019? No.
- Radiohead almost wrote the soundtrack for Fight Club? Apparently.
- Theresa May really shouldn’t dance in public.
- Lady Gaga has been getting great reviews for her role in the remake of A Star is Born. How will she stack up to other pop stars who made movies?
- And her fans are doing whatever they can to make sure A Star is Born is a hit this weekend.
- A bungalow once owned by John Lennon is for sale.
- Billy Corgan is a father to a new daughter: Philomena Clementine.
- Is Sony thinking about launching a rival to Spotify? Maybe.
- And now W Hotels is launching its own record label.
- Tina Turner: the musical.
- This trespasser looks just like Eminem. It’s not, but the Internet loves the idea.
- Looking forward to buying an 8K TV? After you see the initial price, maybe not…
- Johnny Lydon doesn’t think much of Green Day’s punk credentials. (Via Tom)
- What will 5G mean for radio? Quite a bit, actually.
- Sammy Hagar has a nice place up for sale.
- Mass panic: A real problem at music festivals.
- Adele is making £23,000 a day even though she’s not touring or doing much of anything.
