Random music news for Thursday, April 16, 2026
Move over, Dr. Google. Here comes Dr. TikTok. And here comes music news for April 16, 2026.
- Former altar boy and one-time candidate for the seminary Jack White, has a few things to say about Trump insulting the pope.
- Lindsey Buckingham’s long-time stalker, 55-year-old Michelle Dick, has been arrested. Finally. She had tried to escape to Indiana.
- A podcast studio called Light Knot Studios is ripping off the names and designs of 75 different (and successful) history podcasts. These are all fake! Bastards.
- AI influencers are all over Coachella this year. *Sigh*
- The KISS avatar show will premiere in Las Vegas in 2028. Let’s see how it’ll compare to ABBA’s Voyager.
- Katy Perry has been accused of assault by Batwoman star Ruby Rose. (Good luck, Justin.)
- Marshall is now selling a special Sex Pistols amp-and-cabinet set. Only 81 will be sold.
- The Prime Minister of Nepal may be the coolest head of state on the planet. In addition to running the country, he’s a rapper making good money from YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, Facebook and iTunes.
- Billie Eilish’s concert film has gone to the dogs and that’s a good thing. See?
- Imagine this: A solar eclipse rave in Iceland hosted by Bjork. It’s happening.
- This music gadget auction looks really cool. I mean, a custom-made Doc Martens jukebox?
- Meta is being “warned that their facial recognition glasses will arm sexual predators?” Duh. Ya think?
- New study: The oldest family business in the world is Zildjian, the maker of cymbals. Drummers everywhere use them.
- Was the rise of Geese a psyop? Some people think so.
- If you’re as fascinated by the developments in the car dashboard as I am, you need to read this. How does your car measure up when it comes to best screens/displays?
BONUS: What if they made remade the original Planet of the Apes from 1968 using the crew of Artemis II? (Via Oreo)
