Random Music News for Saturday, September 16, 2017
On the ground after skirting through Super Typhoon Talim on the way back from Asia. No North Korean missiles, either. Next trip: London in two weeks. Remind me to stay out of the tube. And now, the music news for September 16.
- Dave Grohl’s pop-up pub, The Foo Fighters Arms, is now open for business in East London.
- Here’s a review of the Tragically Hip documentary, Long Time Running….
- …and another.
- The guy who invented the holograms for Tupac and Michael Jackson has been sued for sexual assault.
- Did pharma bro douchebag Martin Shkreli actually get punked by Wu-Tang Clan over that $2 million album?
- Spotify wants to serve all musical genres, but this band called Infant Annihilator was too much.
- The next big alt-rock 25th-anniversary re-release? Automatic for the People from REM.
- Ozzy talked about his sobriety to Rolling Stone. His ant-snorting days are behind him, apparently.
- Faith No More has broken up. Again.
- Like it or not, teenage girls set the tone for the advancement of culture.
- Are you a record nerd? Then you’re probably well-acquainted with these highly in-demand labels from the last century.
- The Bluetooth malware hack.
- U2 + EDM = This (Via Larry)
- Streamer/Internet radio station Slacker Radio has been bought for $50 million US.
- Billboard has a Facebook Live streaming video chart?
- Here’s a look at why hip hop is dominating streaming today.
- The return of THOR! (And relive why he’s the pride of Edmonton here.) (Via Danny)
