Random Music News for July 26, 2014

Mick Jagger is 71 today.  He doesn’t look a day over 69. Meanwhile, Sandra Bullock is 50 and still looks fabulous.

1. Speaking of whom, he’s all about bio-pics these days.
2. Bill Corgan is going to produce an album for a New York band called Ex Cops.  Good score for them.
3. Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew is going to tour with Thurston Moore, J Mascis, Modest Mouse and Belle and Sebastian. Good score for him, too.
4. Interesting question: how do royalties work for a guy like Weird Al?  Here’s the answer.
5. Bose is suing Beats over noise-cancellation technology.
6. David J (Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love and Rockets) is writing his autobiography.
7. Ted Nugent’s right-wing views loses him a casino gig. (Via Larry)
8. Why is Casey Kasem’s body in Montreal?  And why is the burial going to take so long? This is f**ked up.
9. A rare AC/DC record featuring the band’s original singer (the guy before Bon Scott) sells on eBay for $4,500.
10. Alice Cooper opens a thrift shop in Phoenix today. (Via Tom)