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Grimes admits to hacking indie blog "Hipster Runoff": Grimes claims to have “blackmailed” the controversial blog over an unflattering post in 2012. [Pitchfork]

Goldman Sachs CEO is playing Lollapalooza: the 60 year old banker and EDM producer previously DJ'd a Chainsmokers event and will donate all proceeds from Lollapalooza to charity. [Stereogum]

Bauhaus share “Drink the New Wine,” first song in 14 years [Pitchfork]

At one border crossing into Poland, those fleeing Ukraine are met with music [NPR]

All Songs Considered: Arcade Fire, Valerie June, The Smile, Andrew Bird, more [NPR]

Dave Grohl constructs an awesome extreme metal ride with Dream Widow’s debut EP: Review [Consequence of Sound]

Music History
[Courtesy of calendar.songfacts.com ]

March 21
1985: In Vancouver, the Canadian wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen begins his "Man In Motion" tour to raise money for spinal cord research. Inspired by his quest, fellow Canadian David Foster works with John Parr to write a tribute song to Hansen for the film St. Elmo's Fire.

March 22
1980: Pink Floyd tops the Hot 100 with "Another Brick In The Wall (part II)," which stays a total of four weeks. It's a rare hit single for the band, whose only other Top 40 appearance is "Money," which hit #13 in 1973.

March 23
2002: At the 75th Academy Awards, Eminem becomes the first rapper to take home an Oscar when "Lose Yourself," from his semi-biographical film 8 Mile, wins Best Original Song. Eminem doesn't bother to attend the ceremony, thinking he has no chance of winning, so his friend and producer Luis Resto accepts the honor in his absence.

March 24
1972: The Godfather opens in theaters. Musically significant because the character Johnny Fontane is supposedly based on Frank Sinatra, and because "Godfather of..." becomes a common musical honorific.

March 25
1986: Guns N' Roses sign with Geffen Records, which in addition to making sure the band records an album, has to keep them alive and out of jail, which is no easy task. It pays off when Appetite For Destruction goes on to sell over 18 million copies just in America.

March 26
1971: The Rolling Stones' lips and tongue logo appears for the first time when it is used on VIP passes for their show at the Marquee Club in London.

March 27
1986: Sammy Hagar makes his first appearance as Van Halen's lead singer when the group begins their tour in Louisiana.

 

The Oscars is this Sunday, March 27.  Do you have a favorite for best original song and best original score? Any predictions?

Best original song:

“Down to Joy” from Belfast, Van Morrison

“Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto, Lin-Manuel Miranda

“Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days, Diane Warren

“Be Alive” from King Richard, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Dixson

“No Time to Die” from No Time to Die, Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell

 

Best original score:

Don’t Look Up, Nicholas Britell (Netflix)

Dune, Hans Zimmer (Warner Bros.)

Encanto, Germaine Franco (Walt Disney Studios)

Parallel Mothers, Alberto Iglesias (Sony Pictures Classics)

The Power of the Dog, Jonny Greenwood (Netflix)

 

 

What have you been listening to this week?