Random music news for Thursday, October 15, 2020
Skull cakes? Kinda cool, actually. As for music news on Thursday, October 15…
- Coronavirus update 1: Remember that no social distancing Chainsmokers show in NY State back in the summer? The promoters have been fined US$20,000.
- Coronavirus update 2: How important are music venues to the local economy. THIS important. (Via Mayor McCheese)
- This explains why so many people are upset over the death of Eddie Van Halen. (Via Curtis)
- Thanks to that viral video by the dude with the cranberry juice, Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” has generated 36 million global streams over the last week.
- Oh, and you can now get a “Dreams” meme Halloween costume.
- Kanye really doesn’t get this running for president thing.
- Elton John has settled things with his ex-wife.
- Musicians you may not realize are dead. (There were a few in here that I missed.)
- The Flaming Lips did their “space bubble” concert.
- A Smashing Pumpkins/Jay-Z mashup album? Yes.
- More Metallica whisky
- Some good tips here: How to choose your first set of speakers.
- Cool: Some very pretty songs from the Milky Way.
- So what’s this that Ice Cube is doing with the Trump campaign? Oh.
- Schemenges! (Via Tom)
