Random music news for Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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- David Johansen of The New York Dolls announced that he’s suffering from stage four brain cancer. He’s known since 2020 but chose to keep it quiet. He’s since broken his back in two places, is bedridden, requires around-the-clock care and is under severe financial stress.
- Maynard James Keenan is mourning the death of his father.
- Did Canadians boycott watching the Super Bowl? It kinda looks like it with viewership down substantially.
- Nothing from Kanye lately. His X account has been deactivated after that horrible antisemitic/pro-Nazi outburst last week.
- Chappell Roan’s plea for artists to be paid a living wage is picking up steam.
- Streaming Kendrick Lamar’s Drake dis song “Not Like Us” is up 905% since his Super Bowl performance.
- Aw, poor Kid Rock.
- A statistical look at when rock died. (Keep in mind that this has to do with rock’s appearance on the Billboard Hot 100. Not a great metric for a bunch of reasons, but whatever…)
- Liam Gallagher has responded to the cancellation of a bunch of Oasis tickets due to bot interference.
- The Village People for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? The Village People? Uh-huh.
- A new study: Too much reliance on AI can make you dumb.
- OpenAI to wannabe buyer Elon Musk: “Forget it. We’re not for sale.”
- A new TikTok trend: Wearing your Apple Watch on your ankle. No thanks.
- Peter Doherty of The Libertines once ate a record-breaking massive breakfast. This YouTuber tried to repeat the feat. I do feel a little sick.
- Tori Amos is going on a tour for her new children’s book.
BONUS: Is this a “I gotta write a new break-up song” look? (Via Tom)
