Random music news for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
An electromagnetic vortex cannon? What’s that? Oh. Coooooool. (Via Larry) What’s music news for September 18, 2024? This.
- RIP music writer Charles Cross, Nirvana biographer and grunge expert.
- Before Tito Jackson died last week, he suffered some kind of medical emergency in New Mexico.
- The late Andy Rourke of The Smiths is getting a commemorative mural in Manchester.
- Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has a new memoir coming: Farenheit-182: Sh*t Gets Dark.
- There was another scam, this time someone selling fake Brian May tickets.
- What will future KISS avatar concerts look like? Let’s ask Paul Stanley.
- After all these years, REO Speedwagon can’t tour anymore because of “irreconcilable differences.”
- Green Day’s Dookie album has now officially sold 20 million copies in the US alone. It’s Double Diamond. Only 12 other albums have achieved that feat.
- Wait: Is that Serena Williams in a mosh pit at a Green Day show? Yep.
- The latest 90s band to get back together? Supergrass.
- TikTok has begun fighting against its potential ban in the US with an appeal to judges.
- A portion of Coldplay’s upcoming UK shows will be donated to help small music venues it the country.
- Good news: York Region in Ontario is getting a new venue called Harmony Hall.
- Bluesky, the Twitter/X, competitor, suddenly has 10 million users, mostly at the expense of Elon Musk and his dumb moves.
- Who, exactly, owns Live Nation? There are some misconceptions.
BONUS: What if Hamilton were repurposed to reflect the US election of 2024? Then it might turn out like this. (Via Sean)
