Music News: 5 Things That Happened Last Week

The most important happenings… as told by social media:

1. Ringo, Paul, and Joe Walsh snapped a selfie while hanging out…

And look out Joe W. came out to play what a day I'm having peace and love. 😎✌️🌟💖😇🤣☯🎶☮ pic.twitter.com/8xQt2j5OLn

— #RingoStarr (@ringostarrmusic) February 20, 2017

…and it looks like Paul and Ringo made some magic in the studio!

2. David Bowie’s hometown of Brixton is fundraising for a giant lightning bolt statue in his honor. #ZiggyZag

BRIXTON BOWIE MEMORIAL CROWDFUNDING NOW “Screaming along in South London…” Go here: http://smarturl.it/ZiggyZagBNet for an edited excerpt from the press release for a truly impressive landmark of a memorial to David Bowie, which is crowdfunding for the next 28 days here: http://smarturl.it/ZiggyZagCrowdfunder #ZiggyZag #BowieBrixton

A post shared by David Bowie (@davidbowie) on Feb 21, 2017 at 5:09am PST

3. In an op-ed for Forbes, Grace Slick explained why she licensed Starship’s music to Chick-fil-a — and how she plans to use the proceeds.

4. Roger Waters released a video preview of his new album, called Is This The Life We Really Want? It’s his first solo release since 1992’s Amused to Death.

5. Paul McCartney shared a video of the never-before-heard original demo to “My Brave Face,” accompanied by footage of him with Elvis Costello in the studio. The remastered version of Flowers in the Dirt will hit shelves next month.

Danielle Zabielski

Danielle Zabielski (aka “that girl who loves the Bee Gees more than anything else in the whole wide world”) is an artist, freelancer, and radio producer based in Philadelphia. Art and music are the two loves of her life, particularly the art and music of the 1960s through ‘70s.