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Random music news for Wednesday, July 24, 2024

How about wasting some time with a simulator of the Windows 98 Disk Defrag utility? It was a simpler time. Moving to music news for July 24, 2024…

  1. I sure hopes this lives up to my expectations: The Spinal Tap sequel should be out next spring.
  2. Where did it all go wrong for Katy Perry and her comeback single? Let’s take a look.
  3. AI can’t make music, but…
  4. This is interesting: “The Art Museum Challenge: A Journey for the Music Aficionado.” You should read it.
  5. TikTok should be worried about YouTube Shorts. Here’s why.
  6. A couple are suing over an assault following an Elton John concert at Dodger Stadium.
  7. In case you missed it, it was Eminem for the win over Taylor Swift last week.
  8. How about a slow jam about heat pumps? No double entendre or euphemism here. I mean actual heat pumps.
  9. Slash’s step-daughter Lucy-Bleu Knight has died.
  10. There’s some bad feelings within the Jane’s Addiction camp–at least the old camp. Here’s what I mean.
  11. Another day, another suit against a streaming platform for unpaid royalties.
  12. A pair of tinted sunglasses once worn by John Lennon is going up for auction.
  13. This is nice: People from all across the NWT banded together and sent this life-long Rolling Stones fan to see a concert on the current tour.
  14. This is nice, too: Metallica’s 2024 Helping Hands Concert and Auction.
  15. And one more nice thing: The Pearl Jam fan bribed Eddie Vedder with some wine. The outcome was wonderful.

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BONUS: Yikes. I’m suddenly not hungry anymore.

BONUS BONUS: That didn’t take long.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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