Random Music News for Monday, September 12, 2016
It’s a holiday here in Singapore, which means people are shopping more than usual. How can so few people buy so much stuff? Let’s move to some music news.
- The next U2 album and tour has been set for next year. (Via Larry)
- And here’s great news for Rage Against the Machine/Zack De La Rocha fans: There will be more music and a new album. Check out the timeline.
- Interesting: The man who shot John Lennon has been denied parole again while the dude who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan gets released. Also of note: John Hinckley’s rehabilitation involves music therapy.
- Fascinating: Amelia Earhart’s desperate and doomed radio messages.
- If you’re interested in the mind of Nick Cave, read this.
- Brian May of Queen has some real issues with London real estate.
- Want a jet black iPhone 7? Good luck with that.
- Does the future of music lie in virtual reality? Some people think so.
- Remember Jet? They’ve pretty much confirmed that they’re getting back together.
- And Outkast reunited over the weekend.
- And Billy Corgan keeps hinting about a Siamese Dream-era sound for the near future.
- Despite what some people may tell you, FM radio is still the place for music discovery.
- AM radio is slowly going away. The last transmitter in Labrador will be shut off soon.
- More KISS comic books are headed this way.
