Random music news for Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Music news for July 16, 2025, is and always will be tariff-free.
- RIP David Kaff, also known as Spinal Tap keyboardist, Viv Savage. He was 79.
- Michael Sadler of Canada’s Saga announced that he has an aggressive form of cancer.
- Stat: Concert ticket prices have gone up on average 80.5% over the last three years, which is four times the rate of inflation. (That’s a US figure, but we can probably extrapolate.)
- No tickets to see Oasis? No problem!
- More people are getting upset about being fooled by AI bands. They want action.
- Speaking of AI, how’s it going with the rest of the media? [SPOILER: Not well.]
- Kanye fans in Shanghai are NOT happy with Ye.
- And the entire nation of Slovakia is not happy with Ye.
- Need a new iPhone? Try to hang on until September 8.
- Can Donald Trump mess up the future of WiFi? Yes. Yes, he can.
- I’m not a Backstreet Boys fan, but their show at The Sphere in Las Vegas is…wow.
- Will this be the ultimate end of ABBA?
- This NYC woman was being stalked. How did she get rid of the creep? She’s a death metal vocalist. She just started screaming lyrics by Canadian band Kittie.
- Spotify’s “gold toilet” controversy in Turkey is escalating quickly.
- Stevie Wonder would like to set the record straight: “Yes, I AM blind.”
BONUS: The newest product on Esty? Witches. Actual witches.
