Random Music News for Saturday, October 8, 2016
It may be a long weekend, but the music news never stops.
- Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead got down with Anthrax.
- These guys legally changed their names to “Elvis” after the Presley estate threatened to sue over a really stupid issue.
- Green Day’s American Idiot movie is coming to HBO.
- Interesting: 40% of all Internet searches now happen on smartphones.
- Adele seems to be a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays. I like her even more.
- Tickets to the Desert Trip shows (aka “Oldchella”) are being sold off for half price by speculators who are getting burned.
- Gerrard Way of My Chemical Romance gave away some free music at New York Comic Con. (Via Brent)
- David Gilmour’s nanny is going to jail for eight years…for helping an international cocaine king? Yep.
- David Bowie’s secret art collection is now on display before the auction.
- There be malware on Spotify’s freemium tier ads? Maybe.
- C’mon, Bieber. At least try…
- Thomas Dolby once had a surreal encounter with Michael Jackson. Read this excerpt from his new book.