Random music news for Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Need something soothing and mesmerizing for your Tuesday? Stare at this livestream of the famous Shibuya pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. Once you’re ready, move on to music news for August 25, 2026.

1. RIP Plas Johnson, the saxophonist on the iconic Pink Panther theme, He was 94.
2. Props to Yungblud for crowdsurfing with a broken leg in a wheelchair. Love the nurse, too.
3. Guitar legend and producer Chris Spedding is not well. He’s suffering from lymphoma, and a fundraiser ahs been announced.
4. This group figured out how to reproduce the opening sound effects to Pink Floyd’s “Money.”
5. Ticketmaster cancelled scalped tickets to Olivia Rodrigo’s current tour. They’re now being resold at face value.
6. Why is Gen Z getting into CDs? “It brings me joy.”
7. Metallica’s Lars Ulrich is the latest big-name artist to express admiration for Canada’s Angine de Poitrine.
8. The Foo Fighters have been knocked back to opening act status? Who are they opening for? Oh. Okay.
9. Green Day’s Mike Dirnt is selling off some of his gear. Details here.
10. Brian Setzer of The Stray Cats is talking about how his autoimmune condition stopped him from playing guitar.
11. This Charlie Crocket/Jack White feud is funny.
12. Meta’s smart glasses are being used to bootleg movies in the UK. Shocking, huh?
13. Beats headphones (owned by Apple) have their first new over-the-ear headphones in three years coming out very soon.
14. Plain White T’s got really high to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their hit, “Hey There Delilah.” But it’s not what you think.

More music news? Go here.

BONUS: Henry Rollins has quite the record collection. (Via Tom)

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