Random music news for Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Today would have been John Lennon’s 79th birthday. On to music news for October 9, 2019.

1. A Hole reunion? It looks like it’s happening.
2. Larry Junstrom, bass player for Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special, has died at the age of 70.
3. If you’re a DJ who spins off a Mac using an iTunes library, you’d better read this before upgrading to Catalina, the new macOS.
4. How much of a Billy Joel fan can someone be? You might be surprised.
5. A new Coldplay album next month? Apparently. It’ll be their first in four years.
6. A meditation on what it means to be a “fan.”
7. Olivia Newton-John has issued a cease-and-desist order against Olivia Newton-John. You’ll see what I mean.
8. MJ, the Michael Jackson musical, is moving to Broadway.
9. Can’t sleep? Try this.
10. There’s another insane you-stole-my-song case. This one involves Taylor Swift.
11. And this one might even be more insane.
12. That is a lot of coke, Elton.
13. The world’s greatest collector of soul records has died.
14. Fixing guitar prices? Apparently.
15. Drake’s new house in Toronto has a talking toilet.
16. A fun look at how 90s electronics have evolved into things we use today.