Random Music News for Thursday, March 13, 2014

March 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Some one-line news stories to keep you up to date:

There was a terrible accident at SXSW last night when a drunk driver blew through a checkpoint, drove into a crowd and killed at least two people.
Johnny Marr broke his hand after tripping while jogging.
The Shat has suddenly deactivated his Twitter account, leaving 1.79 million followers without their captain.
The most popular music festival destination in 2013 was…Croatia?
Here’s a good interview with Guy Garvey of Elbow.
Won’t someone please stop the guy who made the Rebecca Black “Friday” video?
Want to perform in a Bollywood extravaganza in Toronto?
A Calgary radio station is facing a “girlcott” over some sexist contesting.
Another musician up on kiddie porn charges?
Rush’s Alex Lifeson is concerned about your kidneys.

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