Random music news for Monday, June 16, 2025
An overlooked part of the massive renovations of Massey Hall in Toronto is the rooftop apiary. Yes, there are bees making honey up there. Music news for June 16 is pretty sweet, too.
Read MoreAn overlooked part of the massive renovations of Massey Hall in Toronto is the rooftop apiary. Yes, there are bees making honey up there. Music news for June 16 is pretty sweet, too.
Read MoreBilly Idol may have been snubbed for induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, but he’s still primed to have a big 2025 with a new album (Dream Into
Read MoreNice to see that Billy Idol is still kicking around. And it’s good to see him touring in 2025. I also love that he has a sense of humour.(Via Tom)
Read MoreWhat’s happening in the kitchen with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox this week? They’ve got a take on “Rebel Yell” from Billy Idol. The cheerleader outfit is back.
Read MoreIt was probably in the spring of 1987 when I first heard the special audience lyrics in the Billy Idol version of the Tommy James classic, “Mony Mony.” I was hosting one of the old CFNY Video Roadshows at a high school somewhere in Southern Ontario. When Martin Streek, the guy in charge of playing the videos, flipped to this clip, the dancers erupted.
At first, I couldn’t make how what they were yelling. “What are they shouting?” I asked Martin. He helpfully translated with the appropriate arm gestures.
Billy: Here she come now singing Mony Mony
Dancers: HEY MOTHERF*CKER GET LAID GET F*CKED!
Billy: Well, shoot ’em down, turn around, come on Mony
Dancers: HEY MOTHERF*CKER GET LAID GET F*CKED!
Billy: Hey she give me love and I feel alright now
Dancers: HEY MOTHERF*CKER GET LAID GET F*CKED!
I looked at him weird. “How do they know what to say?”
A puzzled look came across Martin’s face for a moment; it was apparent that he’d never considered the question before. Then he just shrugged and turned to deal with a very angry principal who was appalled that such obscenities would be chanted by his students in his gym at his school.
The question of the origins of the special audience participation lyrics has been in the back of my mind ever since. Perhaps it’s time to address it once and for all–if that’s even possible.
Read More[Ross MacDonald was on the case again. The 80s live! – AC] On Saturday the 10th of August Billy Idol brought his ‘Rebel Yell Canada 2024’ Tour to Ottawa’s Canadian Tire Centre. The
Read MoreBack in 1984, Billy Idol was riding high with a series of hits across alt-rock, mainstream rock, and even top 40 radio. He was all over MTV, too. Those songs have aged quite
Read MoreBilly Idol is very concerned about the water supply of the US Southwest. To raise awareness he (along with longtime guitarist Steve Stevens, Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Tony Kanal of No
Read MoreIt’s a kitchen classic for Sunday Lunch as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox roll through Billy Idol’s tale of going back on heroin. What? You thought that the song was about an actual
Read MoreIt’s an encore presentation from sometime in the past wherein Toyah Willcox found an old cheerleader outfit and ends up getting very, very bouncy. Robert Fripp remains mostly stationary and they both go
Read MoreIt’s almost time for Super Bowl LVII in the Arizona desert. Here’s my prediction: No matter what the outcome, Eagles fans will go completely batsh*t. It should be a good game because both
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