Random music news for Saturday, July 5 2025
This guy bought a house. He wasn’t prepared for this little find. (Via Rick J). Let’s see what we can find with music news for July 5, 2025.
- What now for Diddy? Let’s speculate.
- A Diddy comeback? Let’s hope not.
- Dave Grohl and his wife made their first public appearance after Dave’s baby mama indiscretion.
- “Record labels are running on empty.” This is a must-read post about the future of the recorded music industry.
- One reason concert ticket prices are so high is that fans demand a live spectacle–and that’s expensive.
- Live Nation executives in the UK are being grilled by the government over how the sale of Oasis tickets was handled.
- “Bruce Springsteen’s European stadium concerts harness rock’s ‘righteous power’ in ‘dangerous times.'” Discuss.
- How times have changed. Black Sabbath used to be one of the scariest bands in the world. Now they’re inspiring puppy names.
- There’s a new book on Nash the Slash, the mysterious bandaged Toronto musician.
- Apple is once again the leading podcast download platform. Spotify has dropped to second.
- Some ticket stubs from Beatles gigs in the 60s are going up for auction.
- In case you haven’t seen this, the Globe and Mail published a list of the 100 Canadian albums people need to hear.
- This guy brought the world the cell phone. It changed everything, of course.
- There are layoffs at Xbox and games have been canceled.
- Looking to test your new home theatre system with music movies? Here are 13 of the best to put it through its paces.
BONUS: As Glastonbury prepares for a “fallow year” at Worthy Farm, there will not be a festival in 2026. Meanwhile, here’s a quick history of the first-ever Glastonbury. (Via Sean)
