Random Music News for Wednesday, December 3, 2014
It was 35 years ago today that eleven fans were trampled and suffocated to death at a Who concert in Cincinnati.
- AC/DC’s Phil Rudd is going to trial. So no tour for him, then?
- Dave Grohl will be on The Daily Show tonight.
- Metal bass player ruptures testicle while onstage.
- Here’s an interesting interview with Hasidic rapper, Matisyahu.
- The first four headliners have been announced for the 2015 Junos in Hamilton.
- If you haven’t been following the Pomplamoose touring expenses “scandal,” get caught up here. This has really turned weird.
- This is a good study on bands and brands by Next Big Sound, an online music analytics company. Their findings about Bruno Mars’ Super Bowl performance are especially interesting. (Via FYI Music News)
- Speaking of which, here’s a related story from the LA Times.
- Elton John says he hates crowds.
- So North Korea hacked into Sony. What did they take?
- Stephen Hawking finally got a new voice.
- Feeling pious? Here’s a rap song made entirely from lines in the bible. Not very gangsta, as you might expect.
- Jimmy Iovine keeps acquiring more and more power. Now he’s on the board of Live Nation.
- It’s Taylor Swift vs. a Victoria’s Secret model. Who won?
- Just in case you needed an all-male version of Beyonce’s “7/11” video, here it is.
- Lady Gaga reveals she was raped.
