Random Music News for Saturday, September 3, 2016

September 3, 2016September 3, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Banksy, Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears, Donald Trump, Headphones, Iron Maiden, Kim Deal, Madonna, Massive Attack, Monkees, Mugspeaker, PIxies, Rammstein, Sony, Starship, Uzbekistan

I’m in denial about Labour Day. Please do not bring it up. And now, music news…

Great (albeit possibly crazy) theory: Renegade street artist Banksy is actually Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack.
How The Monkees managed to cement their legacy after starting their career as a musical piss-take.
The headphones that filter out noise but not human voices. Interesting.
Is Starship’s “We Built This City” the worst song of all time? I understand the case. (Via Tom)
Could Kim Deal be coming back to the Pixies? Is a peace deal imminent? Maybe.
Looks like Soundgarden might be making that new album they’ve been promising for years. The 90s are good and truly back.
Uzbekistan’s dictator is dead. His successor might be his opera-singing daughter.
In an epic battle of new albums, Barbra Streisand trounced Britney Spears on the charts this week.
Madonna vs. Trump: This could be one entertaining fight!
New Iron Maiden beer!
And new Rammstein tequila!

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

One thought on “Random Music News for Saturday, September 3, 2016”

Dicky Ahmad
September 29, 2016 at 9:25 am
Permalink

Like Random Music for Saturday, Happy Singing
Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver