Random music news for Monday, September 2, 2024
Labour Day. Don’t do any labour if you can help it. Things will hit the fan tomorrow, so enjoy the downtime while you can. Relax and check out music news for September 2, 2024.
- Slipknot’s Sid Wilson gave an update on the burns he suffered in a bonfire explosion. “My face basically melted.”
- Are there some secret messages in Barack Obama’s summer playlist? (Via Sean)
- Remember the Astroworld crowd disaster in Houston? The case is still going on against Live Nation. Here’s the latest.
- Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is now wanted by Interpol for “assaulting music producers.”
- What’s it like to be in a K-pop band? It can be exhausting.
- “Where to find new music in the age of algorithms.” Discuss.
- Apple and Spotify seem to be fighting over volume control technology.
- Lana Del Rey is dating an alligator guide. Wait–what?
- Some Swifties on TikTok seem to be getting free tickets to the Eras tour.
- Want guitar tones like Jack White? He has a new effects pedal for sale.
- This is an actual headline at Billboard: “See First Look at Scott Stapp Playing Frank Sinatra in Ronald Reagan Biopic.” Read the story here.
- There will soon be an auction on behalf of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie. It will include memorabilia and wardrobe items.
- CDs or streaming? Read this first.
- What would Michael Jackson look like at age 66? Let’s ask AI!
- Here’s another clip of James Hetfield’s acting chops in the upcoming wester, The Thicket.
BONUS: Heading back to school? Hate taking notes? Then maybe you need one of these.
