Random music news for Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Hyperreal artificial humans: What could possibly go wrong? Try to ignore that as you go through music news for April 27, 2022.
- Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs of Oasis has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer. It’s treatable, so he should be fine.
- Eddie Van Halen left US$1 million to Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a music education charity.
- NXNE will be back live in Toronto June 14-19. Tickets are available here.
- Sting says that “no grown man” should be in a band. Discuss.
- The poverty of Coachella: We don’t hear about that, do we?
- Peter Green, a founder of Fleetwood Mac, left £4.5 million in his will but none will go to his son, who went to court to prove that Green was his father.
- If you still need a reason to make sure your kid learns a musical instrument, read this.
- Celebrity AR greetings? This.
- A new book on Genesis will be out in September.
- This song infringement case reached the US Supreme Court. Their response? “Getouttahere.”
- Still with legal matters, it’s Sonny vs. Cher. (And yes, he’s still dead.)
- There’s a radio #MeToo incident for a BBC DJ.
- The B-52’s have announced a farewell tour.
- South African band Die Antwoord has been accused of slavery?
- So now Canada is getting is own Eurovision spin-off? Apparently.
- And the most expensive song to license for a movie is…really? Yeah, I can see it.
- Aw. Sweet!