Random music news for Monday, August 4, 2025

It’s the third Canadian summer statutory holiday of the summer–where is the time going–but since the rest of the world is working, there’s still music news to report for August 4, 2025.

1. Dave Edmunds of Rockpile is in very, very bad shape after going into cardiac arrest.
2. A man died in a fall at one of the Oasis shows at Wembley.
3. There’s been a change in US copyright law that could really benefit older musicians who haven’t received the royalties they deserve. Read about it here.
4. This is worth a read: “What are Spotify Singles?”
5. Is K-pop fading? Maybe.
6. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the US is winding things down. Why? Trump took away all its money.
7. Can you imagine if Trump pardoned Diddy? Start thinking about it because it’s just the kind of batsh*t thing he’d do.
8. The fight between Rogers Daltrey and Zak Starkey has gone to extra time.
9. What’s the difference between a “turntable” and a “record player?” More than you may realize.
10. Remember the soft rock/yacht rock song “The Pina Colada Song” by Rupert Holmes? There’s an interesting backstory to him that I didn’t know.
11. “Twelve great bands that will never make The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.” Discuss. (Via Rick J)
12. This is cool if you listen to radio stations outside your local time zone. You can now shift things with Echo Radio.
13. They’ve named a street after Jerry Garcia in San Francisco.
14. Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes attended his own lookalike contest. The winner got something interesting.
15. The buzz is increasing around this anonymous mask-wearing metal band called Presidents. Here’s the latest.

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BONUS: A 1987 after school special: The Day My Kid Went Punk. Hysterical. (Via Andrew)