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Random music news for Tuesday, August 5, 2025

The chances of encountering a naked man wearing a gimp mask in your neighboured are rare but not quite zero. Lock your doors and check out music news for August 5. 2025.

  1. Two people are dead and six injured after a shooting an EDM after-party in LA.
  2. Great. Is the Oasis reunion tour turning into a COVID superspreader event? (Via Rick J)
  3. This female Oasis fan went after some of maracas Liam threw into the crowd. It didn’t end well.
  4. A Katy Perry fan collapsed onstage during a show in Detroit. She was invited in front of the crowd but found it too overwhelming.
  5. No bail for Diddy. Again.
  6. A BBC study is that short attention span music may be waning. Songs have started to become longer again.
  7. How good is AI generated music? It’s getting a LOT better. Check out this one.
  8. What’s Apple doing with AI? How are they going to catch up? Maybe like this.
  9. Still with AI, this is what Rod Stewart offered fans when it came to honouring Ozzy Osbourne.
  10. And speaking of Ozzy, this piece of mail arrived for a fan two years after he sent a letter.
  11. Snoop Dogg owns Death Row Records. He’s got a legal problem on his hands.
  12. Fred Durst’s ex-wife has no use for her wedding dress, so she’s auctioning it off.
  13. Do you have ADHD? Then you might find this music study interesting.
  14. Nick Panaseiko, London, Ontario’s music man has died, This is why he was important.

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Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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