Random music news for Tuesday, October 14, 2025
What’s a great sin of our time? Pope Leo XIV says it’s “clickbait.” I’ll try to keep that to a minimum for music news for October 14, 2025. I don’t want to go to hell.
- Here’s an example of atrocious music writing by AI. According to the article, Ringo Starr played “battery.” See how many other errors you can count.
- This is a good read. What does “indie music” mean in 2025?
- A Disturbed show in Belgium was canceled when it came to light that singer Dave Drain autographed Israel Defence Forces missiles aimed at Gaza.
- Jonathan Cain has left Journey to “focus on his ministry.” His wife is one of Trump’s favourite nutty MAGA pastors.
- Billy Eilish was “violently pulled into the crowd” at a show in Miami.
- Diddy was offered a way to cut a year off this four-year sentence.
- Def Leppard just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- And that’s it for MTV showing videos on TV in the UK.
- Katy Perry. Justin Trudeau. A yacht. Blah blah blah.
- Rob Zombie has his first-ever art exhibition. (Via Sean)
- A radio prank(?) gone wrong. (Via Rick J)
- How often should you post on TikTok? Let’s look at that.
- Getting concert tickets is bad enough. Here’s what’s going on with tickets for the 2026 World Cup.
- This is fun and geeky: A multi-part series on the history of the synthesizer.
- Producer Timbaland loves AI-generated music. Here’s what he’s doing,
BONUS: Having a blah Tuesday? Try this documentary about Madness. (Via Larry)
