Random Music News for Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Excuse me, winter. Do f**k off, please.
- Two German opera stars are among the victims of the Germanwings plane crash in the French Alps.
- With the creation of a global release day for music coming this summer–we’re all switching to Fridays–it marks the end of 48 years of the BBC’s Sunday Chart Show.
- Do stars–and by “stars,” I mean huge heavenly bodies that fuse elements to create energy–sing? Apparently.
- Producer Flood defends U2’s Songs of Innocence.
- About bloody time: all three of Penelope Spheeris’ Decline of Western Civilization documentaries will be released on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in a deluxe box set on June 30th. (Via Brent) And Dave Grohl will be doing some commentary. (Via Adam)
- Polaris Music Prize winner Godspeed You! Black Emperor is streaming their new album. (Via Pamela Chelin)
- Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” has seen a spike in sales since the “Blurred Lines” verdict. What a surprise.
- Remember how Scott Stapp of Creed had a mental meltdown last year? Here’s an update on his condition.
- Beyonce shoes.
- Drake and Nickelback are changing country music. Yes, I said “country music.”
- Ex(?) Blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge plans to release fifteen novels. Yes, fifteen.
- A Van Halen tour with DLR is planned for North America this summer. Canadian dates include Toronto and London.
- How good are you at identifying these girl groups from the 00’s?
- Ted Cruz, who wants to be the next US president (even though he was born in Calgary), says he gave up rock for country after 9/11.
- Just because you’re deaf doesn’t mean you don’t care about music.
- Want to stream tonight’s Blur concert? Read this. (Via Larry)
