Random music news for Thursday, September 5, 2024

The latest fight between Millennials and Gen Z has to with booking airline flights on laptops. Travel agents are looking on with amusement. In terms of music news for Thursday, September 5, 2024…

1. Brian May of Queen had a “minor” stroke, but he says he’s okay.
2. Elton John had a terrible eye infection that left him with limited vision. He says he’ll be okay–eventually.
3. This sounds like a joyous melding of The Tragically Hip and the Toronto International Film Festival.
4. David Gilmour wants to sell Pink Floyd’s catalogue so he doesn’t have to deal with Roger Waters anymore.
5. A good thing may come out of the outrage over the Oasis dynamic pricing fiasco: No more dynamic pricing.
6. On that topic, the European Commission promises to look into dynamic pricing.
7. We’ll find out tomorrow if the hype around Oasis will push Definitely Maybe back to #1 on the UK charts.
8. Kanye has fired his sneaker designer after the he (the designer) dared suggestion that Ye has “lost his mind.”
9. Billy Joel is being sued by a drummer who played on a song recorded in 1979.
10. A Saskatchewan radio station was harassed by a stark-raving anti-vaxx looney. It comes with the territory.
11. Cameron Crowe is working on a Joni Mitchell biopic. It looks like it’ll star Meryl Streep. (Via Oreo)
12. This new device turns electromagnetic fields into music. And no, it’s not a Theremin.
13. Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is back with the band following that awful bonfire explosion.
14. Billy Corgan is all about body positivity these days. Here’s what that means.
15. Deicde, the death metal band, now have their own brand of ouija board. What could possibly go wrong?

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BONUS: “Fridgescaping.” No. Don’t do it.

BONUS BONUS: What if John Denver sang “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath? (Via Rick J)