Random Music News for Friday, October 3, 2014
Home for a bit. Then it’s the BOW Music Conference in Winnipeg this weekend. (And I’m staying with the parents.)
- Peter Criss of KISS talks about being a breast cancer survivor. (Via Tom)
- Courtney Love, opera singer. Wait–what? (I’m supposed to have drinks with her next week. I’ll follow up.)
- This year’s featured entertainment at the Grey Cup in BC will be Imagine Dragons. November 30th!
- That upcoming Pink Floyd album, The Endless River? Roger Waters would like everyone to know he’s not on it. (More from Tom.)
- It looks like there may be some big changes coming to SXSW.
- Come November 11, there will be a massive reissue of Tears for Fears’ Songs from the Big Chair which will include live recordings from a gig at Massey Hall in Toronto.
- The deal to sell Sunrise Records is done.
- Jared Leto and Snoop Dogg have purchased stakes in Reddit.
- Billy Idol’s autobiography is ready. It’s called Dancing With Myself, of course.
- South Park has immortalized Lorde. She’s officially a star.
Drinks with Courtney Love, you are such a badass Alan. So Glad you are back at the Edge!
Spin Magazine’s take on South Park’s Lorde satire is depressing:
http://www.spin.com/articles/lorde-south-park-spoof-comedy-central/
Though even the comments don’t really get the joke, but they’re closer to the mark than the author.