Random Music News for Friday, May 6, 2016
After the gravesite portion of a funeral Wednesday, I turned on my iPhone to see that someone near the cemetery had a wifi connection named “Frankenstein.” It provided a welcome laugh. And now, the music news.
- Rolling Stones to Donald Trump: “STOP USING OUR MUSIC!” Don’t think The Donald will listen, though.
- The guy who claims to have invented Bitcoin used David Bowie’s PR firm for his big coming out. (Via Andrew)
- In case you missed Carpool Karaoke with Gwen Stefani, here it is.
- Midnight Oil plans to tour next year.
- Drake will host SNL next weekend…
- …and tracks from Views streamed more than 250 million times on Apple Music in the last week.
- Screw Google Glass. Look at what these Sony contact lenses can do.
- I could use an iPhone battery case that’s this thin.
- Speaking of Apple, here are some guesses about what the new Apple Music might look like.
- Alan McGee, the drug lovin’ founder of Creation Records (Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, Oasis) is getting the biopic treatment.
- Toronto’s best new record shops.
- The compact disc: Still not dead yet.
- Blink-182 vs. Tom DeLonge: The fighting continues.
- The “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism trial, set to start May 10, has been delayed. Is a settlement in the offing?
- Weird Prince tribute: Butcher creates purple sausages in his honour. (NB: Prince was vegan)
- Unsubstantiated gossip from Europe: Axl Rose won’t be paid a cent for the AC/DC tour until it’s finished. That’s how worried they are about him going all diva on them.
- A Russian orchestra gave the middle finger to ISIS by performing at Palmyra in Syria.
