Random music news for Monday, March 11, 2024
Imagine running across this old videotape. Music news for March 11 is much more recent than that.
- Billie Elish and brother Finneas won an Oscar for their Barbie song last night.
- We have an actor for the biopic of AC/DC singer Bon Scott.
- On that topic, there’s a doc on Bon Jovi coming. Here’s a trailer.
- Blur’s drummer, Dave Rowntree, is running for UK Parliament.
- If you’re in a K-pop band, you’d better not have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Otherwise…
- Some British hi-fi engineers were asked about the recordings they use to test equipment. Here’s what they said.
- Three men were arrested for sneaking fans into one of Tay-Tay’s Singapore concerts.
- Fans also consider her to be an “unpaid therapist.”
- Here comes the Spice Girls reunion. Good timing since Geri probably would like to spend some time away from her husband.
- Anyone else notice the lack of hype for Coachella this year?
- Here’s an interesting car reno project by a couple of Blink-182 fans.
- Disney is finally on board with death metal. Wait–what?
- Axl Rose is facing a sexual assault case. He wants it dismissed.
- Meanwhile, Marilyn Manson is heading out on tour for the first time since all the #MeToo allegations against him.
- Michael McDonald will soon be back working with the Doobie Brothers.
- Another artist is speaking out on how little she’s making from streaming–and it’s getting worse.
BONUS: RIP Pigasso. He died at the age of eight but not before his paintings earned US$1 million.
