Random Music News for Wednesday, November 30, 2016
It was on this day in 1982 that Michael Jackson’s Thriller was released. And in music news…
- I didn’t know this: the Outkast song “Ms. Jackson” is about the mother of Erykah Badu.
- Taylor Swift is getting her own satellite TV channel. Terrific.
- By the way, Metallica’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct is the best-selling rock album of the last two-and-a-half years.
- Geek out with this: “The Untold Story of Ableton Live–The Program That Transformed Electronic Music Performance Forever.”
- Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park has been spared from the Tennessee wildfires. But it was close.
- Picture this: Courtney Love hugging Martha Stewart.
- It’s that time of year when Bob Geldof has to look back at “Do They Know It’s Christmas.” He’s sick of that.
- Research: Going to church can stimulate your brain in the same way as sex, drugs and rock’n’roll.
- The Grammy Awards are moving back to New York City.
- This classical music manuscript just sold for £4.5 million.
- Kate Bush is set to have her first #1 album in the UK in thirty years.
- Who was that masked DJ? Depends on which one you’re talking about.
- The Prince documentary is in production. Bono and Jagger will be included. (Via Larry)
- Given his lifestyle, why isn’t the Stones’ Ronnie Wood dead? Maybe this is the reason.
- Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar for Coachella 2017? Maybe.
