Random music news for Thursday, October 7, 2021
The Mother of All Cannabinoids: Weird how we were told for decades that they were bad for us. Now let’s try some music news for October 7, 2021.
- Killers guitarist Dave Keuning just bought an 8,300 square foot LA house from Joel Simkhai, the founder of Grinder. He paid nearly US$10 million for it.
- Dave Grohl originally thought Kurt Cobain had died in Rome in March 1994. That and more comes from his new book, The Storyteller.
- Speaking of Dave, the Foo Fighters have signed on for a baseball-themed music festival in 2022.
- And from David Lee Roth, he seems to have this Van Halen fantasy for his last shows in Las Vegas. But what if he pulls it off? (Via Tom)
- When Facebook-owned WhatsApp went down on Monday for six hours, Telegram added 70 million new users.
- Would you like to buy a piece of a song’s royalties? Take a look at SongVest.
- Who knew that Dave Grohl liked Canada so much?
- Here’s a view of hip-hop that never occurred to me before.
- Bruce Cockburn, Jully Black, Salome Bey, and Serena Ryder are among the 2021 Canada’s Walk of Fame Inductees and Hournees.
- The major labels are suing a Russsian stream-ripping service for US$83 million.
- Coldplay has a new long-term deal with their label. They won’t be quitting anytime soon.
- Soft Cell is about to release their first album in 25 years.
- I thought Tool’s Adam Jones and Rage’s Tom Morello were friends. Maybe not.
- Has it really been a year since Eddie Van Halen died? Yes.
- Everyone is wondering who will be the next artist to sell their catalogue in a rights buyout. Place your bets.
BONUS: What if there had been a moon disaster in 1969?
