Random music news for Friday, March 14, 2025
Why does Homer go “D’OH?” Because of this guy. The more you know, right? Here’s some music news for March 14, 2025.
- TikTok has an idea for chasing teens of the platform after 10 pm: mood music.
- How much has technology flattened music for the world? Listening to salsa music on Spotify is up 140%.
- Spotify, like most other stocks, is not doing well this week.
- Pantera (and Damageplan and Hellyeah) drummer Vinnie Paul may have died in 2018, but he’s still cooking. (I apologize in advance.)
- Someone has done a statistical study of the effects of being the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.
- How would you do with a big change to the iPhone home screen? Here are some thoughts about what might happen.
- Sonos had planned to release a streaming video player. Nope. It’s gone.
- Attention Deadheads: A 60-CD box set it coming.
- Rob Zombie is using characters from House of 1000 Corpses to teach kids how to spell.
- Nick Cave has been followed about by a comment he made about the Red Hot Chili Peppers 25 years ago. He hates it. But things seem to have been patched up because he’s doing a trumpet album with Flea.
- Dawn Robinson (ex En Vogue) says she’s been living in her car for the last three years.
- Maybe God is trying to tell Kanye something. His church burned down. (Via Rick J)
- Want some handwritten Tupac lyrics? It’ll cost you at least US$250,000.
- And is Jim Morrisson living in Syracuse, New York? That’s what this documentary says.
- A cave? Cool venue, dude!
BONUS: This made me a little misty. But why do this now? (Via Rob J)
