Random music news for Saturday, August 16, 2025
Now that’s a black hole. Don’t stand too close. On to music news for August 16, 2025… BONUS: WWJSAT (What Would Jesus Say About Trump)? (Via Oreo)
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The weirdest vinyl record of the season might be from KFC
If you’re old enough, you might remember when some cereal boxes came with a record. It wasn’t inside like a Crackerjack prize; it was part of the exterior packaging. You carefully cut it
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The new KFC gaming console is real and it’s spectacular
Missed out on a PS5 under the tree? I may have an alternative for you. Earlier this year, KFC–yes, the chicken people–teased the imminent release of a gaming console. Everyone thought they were
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KFC’s Colonel Sanders spun a set at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival
If you’re staring at the headline thinking “He can’t possibly mean THE Colonel Sanders, can he?” Yup. He can. KFC bought a slot for…this. Cringey? You bet. The Twitter reactions speak for themselves.
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One of the biggest retailers of CD in Indonesia is…KFC?
I run into producer Steve Lillywhite at least once a year at various music conferences around the world. He’s a great guy, friendly, fun, and always ready with a story. And as a
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One of rock’s most famous producers now sells CDs for KFC in Indonesia
Steve Lillywhite helped make great records for scores of artists: U2, Simple Minds, the Pogues, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Matthews, Killers, Rolling Stones, XTC, Morrissey, Peter Gabriel and many, many more. I’ve
Read MoreKFC is Following Less Than a Dozen People on Twitter–and the Reason is Brilliant
KFC is a hugely popular, incredibly profitable worldwide brand. Yet the company follows less than a dozen people on Twitter. That seems a might low, but there’s a brilliant reason for it. Six
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KFC Has Just Released a GPS Cassette. It’s as Dumb as It Sounds, But It’s Still Kinda Fun.
In case you’ve ever wanted driving directions from KFC HQ in Louisville, Kentucky, to its Big Chicken store (the one with the 56-foot tall animatronic chicken) in Marietta, Georgia, don’t pull out your
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In Indonesia, The Music Industry Works Differently. It Relies on Fried Chicken to Work. Seriously.
At a music conference in Singapore back in September, I went to a celebrity interview featuring producer Steve Lillywhite, who has uprooted his life in Europe for a home in Jakarta, Indonesia, an
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Random Music News for Thursday, December 10, 2015
Things are progressing well here at the NE Caribbean Command Centre. I had to help a turtle across the road yesterday. And in music new… Madonna surprised people in Paris with this concert.
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