Random Music News for Thursday, May 26, 2016
The lavender redbud is blooming nicely in the front yard. It survived another rough winter. And now, the music news…
- Looks like the British government is really going to crack down on the second-hand concert ticket seller market.
- The Black Eye Peas Will.i.am has a new set of Bluetooth earbuds.
- A New Zealand record store is fighting to keep a 15 year-old deaf cat even though some customers call it “disgusting.” Leave the cat alone.
- Would you rather Selena Gomez or Beyonce. (No, it’s not that kind of question.)
- Back to the “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism trial: it’s getting ugly again.
- Ozzy gets his own real-life crazy train. Sort of.
- Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones has announced his autobiography. I wonder how much of it will be true?
- Spotify is about to turn 10. What lies ahead?
- The story of the man who discovered Prince.
- If you ever built your own computer, you need to read this: the history of the Sound Blaster audio card. (Via Andrew)
- Here’s an odd potential twist to the Ozzy-Sharon Osbourne marital strife.
- Chris Cornell got some old grunge tapes back. He’s really, really happy about this.
- Fun fact: The US Navy still uses floppy discs.
- And is the iPhone 350 years old?
- AT&T and Verizon are apparently bidding for Yahoo!
