Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2021
A metal bassist stopped a possible mass shooting at a gig in Boise, Idaho. He got shot for his troubles, but he’ll be fine. How big is TikTok? It has
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Live Nation Canada announces new anti-COVID measures
Live music has returned, but given the virulence of the delta variant, we’re hardly back to normal. Live Nation Canada has announced new vaccine requirements for the shows it is
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, August 14, 2021
Ever wonder why those CAPTCHA pictures are so depressing? Turns out there’s a reason for it. Now that you know that, here’s music news for August 14, 2021. We’re closer
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Weekly survey: Would you go to a concert with unvaccinated people?
While Canada is taking a very, very cautious approach to restarting live music, the U.S. doesn’t seem to be worried about the Delta variant. More than 100,000 people a day
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Kyle Gass of Tenacious D enlists an all-star cast to promote COVID-19 vaccination
Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass is firmly on the side of vaccinations. This new video–his Ramones spoof–features John C. Reilly, Samantha B, Steve Lukather of Toto, Amy Lee from Evanescence, and
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, May 14, 2021
A part of Australia is suffering a biblical plague. It’s been raining mice. That would make a mess on the car, wouldn’t it? Moving on to music news for May
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Weekly survey: How optimistic are you about concerts returning by the fall?
Over the weekend, 50,000 people piled into a stadium in New Zealand to see five acts play live. Few masks were evident because the country has COVID-19 under control. We
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The Offspring has reworked one of their biggest hits into a vaccination PSA
The story goes that while working in a university lab, Dexter Holland of The Offspring saw an experiment ruined when two components were placed too close together. “Got to keep
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