Random music news for Saturday, June 23, 2019
Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23, 2018.
- Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca.
- Vinnie Paul, the drummer for Pantera, Damageplan, and Hellyeah (and the brother of Dimebag Darrel) has died at age 54. No cause of death yet.
- Looking for ways to sneak alcohol into music festivals? I can’t recommend that you click here, but do what you must.
- Can someone please explain Google Music’s/YouTube Music’s new pricing plans? Okay.
- Women were seen dancing at a concert in Saudi Arabia. Now there’s a sh*tstorm, of course.
- This computer was state-of-the-art 70s years ago. A single MP3 would have killed it.
- Using Ed Sheeran as an anesthetic? Yep.
- Looking to get your song on Spotify playlists? Read this.
- Did the EU just kill memes?
- It’s only a matter of time before Billie Joe Armstrong writes American Idiot, Part 2.
- Will Paul McCartney ever retire? Probably not.
- NOFX says they’ve been “effectively banned” in the US.
- Here’s hoping that the Monkees’ Mike Nesmith is okay. He collapsed onstage.
- Silverchair bass player saw his bar go up in smoke in a big fire.
- Is this best movie soundtrack of the summer?
- Trent Reznor thinks that Kanye West has lost his mind.
- Tidal: One messed-up streaming service.
- A new Joey Ramone film is in the works. It’s based on a biography written by his brother.
- Facebook now has these musician avatar thingies. Not bad, but they need work.
- Need lessons on Apple’s Garageband? They’re now free.
- What’s the status of classic rock? Is it dead or is there still life in this radio format? Let’s investigate.