Random Music News for Tuesday, October 14, 2014
No more turkey. Please.
- Recording of the new Tool album is said to be going well. Yeah, I’ll believe it when I hear it.
- Meanwhile, Scott Weiland says his new solo album with his new band The Wildhearts is also progressing splendidly.
- Be it resolved that rave was more punk than punk. Discuss.
- Hey, X Factor! What about the children?
- Interesting. Major labels are negotiating with SoundCloud. What are they talking about, I wonder? An equity stake?
- Take a read of this fun oral history of the early days of Def Jam Records.
- Ten songs that were US chart successes but weren’t sung in English. Before clicking, how many can you name? (I’ll spot you one: Psy.) Ready? Go here.
- Depeche Mode/Bjork producer Mark Bell died last week.
- Paranoid? Then you’ll love this: millions of voiceprints are being collected by government agencies.
- Did you know that Barbra Streisand’s stepson is a homeless street person rummaging through garbage?
- Here are five of the weirdest sexual lyrics in rock.
- Cannibal Corpse vs. the Russian Orthodox Church. Guess who’s winning the battle?
- A story on Ferguson, Missouri, hip hop and protest.
- Who knew that Johnny Lydon was this sensitive?
