Random music news for Thursday, January 1, 2026
Facebook has found a new way to be evil. They’re testing charging users for sharing links. Heckuva way to start music news for January 1, 2026, isn’t it? BONUS: Thoughts
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 49: Dave Navarro, Witness to Murder
Imagine being David, a 15-year-old kid growing up in Southern California. You’re already typically confused because, well, you’re 15. You’re an only child. Mom and Dad have divorced, resulting in
Read MoreUncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 040: A buffet of musical murders
On the evening of February 25, 1682, Alessandro Stradella was stabbed to death in a square in Genoa, Italy. Stradella was a classical composer of some renown. It appears he
Read MoreUncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 035: Sid and the Vicious Questions about the Murder of Nancy Spungen
The Chelsea Hotel sits at 222 West 23rd Street in Manhattan. Since its completion in 1884, the place has been a hangout for some very colourful characters. Most were New
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The man arrested for Tupac’s 1996 murder has changed his tune
On Tupac Shakur was a passenger in a BMW 750 on September 7, 1996, that had stopped at a red light at the corner of East Flamingo Road and Koval
Read MoreUncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 029: Untold Stories of John Lennon’s Murder
It was around 11 pm on Monday, December 8, 1980, when the news started to come in. It began with this announcement from Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football. Things
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There’s a new development in the murder of Gord Lewis of Teenage Head
In August 2022, police were called to do a welfare check on Gord Lewis, guitarist with Teenage Head. When they arrived at his apartment on Catherine Street South in Hamilton,
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1028: Murder Ballads and Other Deadly Songs
When an artist writes a song, it’s a very personal thing until it’s recorded and released into the world…once that happens, the artist has no more control over. It becomes
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, August 26, 2024
Forget mpox. The biggest issue in North American seems to be “phone pinky.” Blame TikTok. As for music news for August 26, 2024… More music news? Go here. BONUS: Kraftwerk
Read MoreUncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 19: The mysterious death of the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones
In 1969, The Rolling Stones were about to enter their imperial phase, a time in their career where everything seemed they did seemed to go right. They were on their
Read MoreUncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 17: Phil Spector and the murder of Lana Clarkson
At 5:02 on the morning of February 3, 2003, a chauffeur named Adriano de Souza made a frantic 911 call. Within minutes, two officers pulled up to a 33-room mansion
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