Random music news for Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Scientists have come up with a death date for the universe. Time to party like it’s 33.3 billion years from now. Meanwhile, today is the shortest day in history by as much as 1.51 milliseconds because the Earth’s rotation has unexpectedly sped up. Better rush through music news for July 9, 2025.
- Black Sabbath’s final show was livestreamed to more than five million people around the world.
- And yes, an Ozzy biopic is in the works.
- The UK’s Royal Mint has a new Iron Maiden coin (with Eddie) celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary.
- Roger Waters may be in legal trouble after supporting a banned terrorist organization called Palestine Action.
- Guitarist Joe Trohman is stepping away from Fall Out Boy because he needs hand surgery.
- Same thing with Rick Wakeman of Yes. His tour has been postponed so he can have surgery.
- And ELO man Jeff Lynne has to deal with a broken hand on the group’s farewell tour.
- Meanwhile, Threads is catching up to X when it comes to daily active users.
- ROKK us a streaming platform that concentrates on rock and metal. It’s now removing all AI-generated tracks. Good.
- Devo will soon have a new YouTube series as they embark on their farewell tour. Episodes will start showing up any day now. Netflix will also have a documentary debuting on August 19.
- Very soon, 3G networks will be a thing of the past in Canada. They’re being shut down.
- Billy McFarland tried to sell the Fyre Festival. He failed. Hopefully, we’ve heard the last of this.
- Actually, we haven’t. There’s now this Fyre Festival weirdness.
- Will Damon Albarn go to the Oasis reunion? No. He says he’s “too busy.”
BONUS: Japanese audiophiles can be VERY serious about their hobby. (Via Rick J)
