Random music news for Monday, August 22, 2022
The Japanese government wants young people to drink more to help the country. No, really. Here’s music news for August 22, 2022.
- The mysterious singer known as Q Lazzarus has died. What a weird story. (This has a Silence of the Lambs connection.)
- Bono and his wife Ali celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this past weekend.
- Opera star Plácido Domingo has been linked to a criminal ring in Argentina according to prosecutors. (Via Tom)
- And in another part of his life, this guy is known as hardcore legend Joey Shithead. But not here. (Via Mike)
- A Grammy nomination can actually hurt a career. Here’s how.
- Chris Martin: Not a fan of people videoing Coldplay shows.
- Got dirty vinyl? Look at this thing.
- I’m old enough to remember how bad music was in these two particular years.
- Travis Barker tested positive for COVID-19 just two months after his hospitalization for pancreatitis.
- Spotify has modified its “Music for Ukraine” playlist ahead of Ukrainian independence day.
- The former head of MTV admits that radio killed the video star. And I did type that correctly.
- Imagine going to this high school. Wow.
- It’s not the Finnish prime minister, but….
- Well, this is grim.
BONUS: Gross, dude. Just f*ckin’ gross.
BONUS BONUS: This.