Random music news for Wednesday, August 20, 2025

John Caroff has died at the age of 103. He was the designer of the famous James Bond 007 logo. As for music news for August 20, 2025…

Today is National Radio Day! Read all about it here.
The house/studio where Oasis birthed Definitely Maybe is up for sale for US$2.64 million.
The sign language interpreter at the Dublin Oasis show has gone viral.
The latest band to pull all its music from streaming music services is Montreal’s Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
This is encouraging: The Living Wage for Musicians Act.
It appears that trance music is making a comeback.
We should probably say happy birthday to the compact disc.
Meta is preparing to release a cheaper version of its smart glasses.
Remember that Ozzy Osbourne doc that was supposed to be broadcast on the BBC earlier this week? For some reason, it was pulled from the schedule with just hours to go. It was apparently due to the “family’s wishes.”
Want to buy a windowless bunker from Kanye? Only US$34.9 million!
Hate Xitter? Want to stay away from Threads because it’s a Meta property? If you’re curious about Bluesky, here’s what you need to know.
In another distraction away from the Epstein files, Trump is going after ticket scalpers (not that this is a bad thing.)
On that subject, the FTC is going after ticket resellers for using illegal ways to scoop up more tickets.
Remember how it appeared that Justin Trudeau was dating Katy Perry? Well, that’s already over.
A Justin Bieber impersonator scammed a Las Vegas nightclub into letting him perform as the real thing.