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Random music news for Wednesday, October 1, 2025

If there was ever a time for the return for Captain Canuck, it’s now. Music news returns for October 1, 2025.

  1. Bjork is the latest artist to join a boycott of Israel.
  2. Taylor Swift’s album release party will happen in 8,000 cinemas worldwide on Friday. EIGHT THOUSAND.
  3. The iTunes Music Store is 25 years old. Let’s look back, shall we? (Via Rick J)
  4. Here’s the first taste of what kind of documentary content will come from the Oasis reunion tour.
  5. Remember the woman on the cover of Blink-182’s Enema of the State album? Here she is today.
  6. A return for Dewey Cox? (Via Sean)
  7. Pearl Jam is keeping the memory of Mother Love Bone alive. Check out this video. (Sean again)
  8. Um…gross? And if you’ve got $13,000 to spend on such a thing, you’ve got too much money.
  9. How long will AM radio continue be featured in cars? According to a proposed US law, at least another eight years.
  10. The company wants to release 3,000 podcasts a week. How? By using nothing but AI. No thanks.
  11. The “daytime dance party” is now officially a thing.
  12. There’s a new book on The Cars. It’s long overdue.
  13. What does it take to stage a single Ghost show on the Skeletour? Check out this video. (Still more from Sean)
  14. Here’s a new term that you’ll probably want to use: AI workslop.
  15. Silcon Valley is weird.

More music news? Go here.

BONUS: I think the guy on the Harley lives in my neighbourhood. (Via Sean)

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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