Random Music News for Monday, November 13, 2017
Has it only been two years since the Bataclan? It seems like forever. Here’s the music news for Monday, November 13.
- The Tragically Hip documentary, Long Time Running, will come to DVD and Blu-ray this Friday.
- So how have the members of REM been doing since the band split up? Let’s ask them.
- Monday timesuck: The Esquire music quiz.
- Here’s a sad story about a cancer-stricken Lady Gaga fan.
- This essay comes to the defence of Coldplay.
- Police in the UK have scrapped the “racist” Form 696. Musicians are happy about this.
- It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Eminem. Let’s get caught up, shall we?
- Now this: A new book claims that Lindsey Buckingham abused Stevie Nicks.
- John Cale has plans to celebrate the first Velvet Underground record with a series of collaborations.
- Remembering Pink Floyd and the weird, trippy, infamous UFO Club.
- Has your iPhone X been hit with the Green Line of Death?
- “Whisperpop.” It’s a thing, apparently.
- Remember the scene in Wayne’s World where Wayne lusted after an electric guitar? How much would Excalibur be worth today?
- The new biography of INXS’ Michael Hutchence apparently contains some explosive stuff.
- Wanna buy some Elvis stuff? These items are going up for auction.
- Here is a series of guitar sounds that were achieved in an interesting way.
- This Vietnamese singer–the Lady Gaga of Vietnam–is in trouble for flashing a “Piss on you Trump” when the Orange One was in the country.
- Here’s a critique of Bono’s “hypocrisy” regarding his One charity.