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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.

  1. The mysterious singer known as Q Lazzarus has died. What a weird story. (This has a Silence of the Lambs connection.)
  2. Bono and his wife Ali celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this past weekend.
  3. Opera star Plácido Domingo has been linked to a criminal ring in Argentina according to prosecutors. (Via Tom)
  4. And in another part of his life, this guy is known as hardcore legend Joey Shithead. But not here. (Via Mike)
  5. A Grammy nomination can actually hurt a career. Here’s how.
  6. Chris Martin: Not a fan of people videoing Coldplay shows.
  7. Got dirty vinyl? Look at this thing.
  8. I’m old enough to remember how bad music was in these two particular years.
  9. Travis Barker tested positive for COVID-19 just two months after his hospitalization for pancreatitis.
  10. Spotify has modified its “Music for Ukraine” playlist ahead of Ukrainian independence day.
  11. The former head of MTV admits that radio killed the video star. And I did type that correctly.
  12. Imagine going to this high school. Wow.
  13. It’s not the Finnish prime minister, but….
  14. Well, this is grim.

More music news? Look here.

BONUS: Gross, dude. Just f*ckin’ gross.

BONUS BONUS: This.

Alan Cross

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