Random Music News for Wednesday, December 16, 2015
My lost luggage finally arrived after my trip to the Caribbean–liquor intact, thank Jeebus. And now, in music news…
- No surprise here: STP and Velvet Revolver music sales have gone up since Scott Weiland’s death.
- Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger has been sued by an insurance company over his throat problems.
- Here’s an explanation for a very weird scene in the Rudolph TV special from 1964. Why does Yukon Cornelius lick his ax? (Via Larry)
- Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has revealed he has cancer.
- I can’t imagine the horror of being on this flight with Kenny G.
- Sure, Lewis Hamilton is the F1 driving champion, but what he really wants to do is sing.
- The online record database Discogs wants to document every single record store and record store event in the world.
- Apple Music now works on Sonos systems, albeit in beta. Now maybe I’ll start using it more. (Apple Music, not Sonos.)
- Speaking of which, Apple Music has fixed its metadata to make searching better for classical music fans.
- Stingray Digital, a Canadian streaming company, has bought its way into the Australian market.
- These are the hottest vegetarian celebrities of 2015.
- You’ll be relieved to know that Britney Spears’ ex, K-Fed, has found work. In a strip club. (Via Tom)