Random Music News for Monday, March 23, 2015
An overnight flight from LA connecting in Detroit at 6 in the morning. Ugh.
- Ever year of a “weed bond?” If you’re touring the Philippines, you’ll probably have to sign one.
- Why male-skewed festival lineups are a bad thing overall.
- Could Record Store Day actually be a bad thing for indie record stores?
- The new Faith No More spin-off: Sasquatch: The Opera.
- Slipknot guitarist Mikael Thomson has been charged in a fight that saw him stab his brother.
- It’s WILLIAM Corgan now, Smashing Pumpkins fans.
- Will.i.am is launching a smartwatch with Gucci.
- Meanwhile, Gene Simmons wants to produce horror movies.
- Remember the Allman Brothers train accident that saw a crewmember killed? Watch this.
- John Kastner (ex-Doughboys) is married to Mad Men’s Jessica Paré. They’ve just had a son they’ve named Blues Anthony Paré Kastner.
- Taylor Swift has bought the domain site www.taylorswift.porn and www.taylorswift.adult. Just in case, you know.
- Now that Empire is a big hit, who might agree to guest star in season 2?
- Nile Rodgers wants to resurrect Chic.
- Ugh. ANOTHER music reality TV show. And Songland will feature Adame Levine, one of the douchiest men in muisc.
- The keep-Kanye-from-headlining Glastonbury petition is now at 100,000 and climbing (via Tom)
- The Black Keys have had to cancel show shows in Australia because Patrick Carney’s shoulder hasn’t healed. He buggered it up swimming in St. Barts.
- Deezer has rolled out its high-def streaming audio in 150 countries. BTW, it sounds GREAT.
