Random music news for Wednesday, June 25, 2025

The world’s largest camera is now online and looking out into the universe. Wow. Let’s look into the universe of music new for June 2025, 2025.

1. RIP Patrick Walden of Babyshambles. He was 46. No cause of death has been given.
2. Lionel Duke, drummer for the UK band The Christians, suffered cardiac arrest onstage.
3. This is overdue: A way for the music industry to automatically detect AI songs. (Via Bobby)…
4. …and not a moment too soon, either. Fake bands are slowly taking over playlists.
5. More people need to be talking about how much energy AI takes up, too.
6. R Kelly is demanding a new trial because he says prosecutors were corrupt.
7. Glastonbury is this weekend. Here’s a story of the first edition of the festival in 1970.
8. Slovakia is getting a Kanye show. Much of the country doesn’t want his Hitler-lovin’ ass in the country.
9. Morrissey canceled a show in Stockholm because he’s Morrissey.
10. Cool article: “How the Grateful Dead built the internet.”
11. Who had The Damned lasting for 50 years?
12. Ariana Grande wants Trump impeached.
13. The world of K-pop isn’t always squeaky clean. See?
14. Remember all those giant Michael Jackson statues from 30 years ago? Where are they now? Oh.
15. Did the world really need this?

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