MUSIC NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2018
MEEK MILL - FREED
Meek Mill says the last five months have been ``a nightmare'' and he plans to focus his attention on getting his convictions overturned. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed a Philadelphia judge who had jailed Mill in November to immediately issue an order releasing him on unsecured bail while he appeals his convictions. Mill's lawyers and even the prosecutors had said Mill's arresting officer had credibility issues. Mill had been serving two to four years in prison for violating probation on a gun and drug conviction from nearly a decade ago. Mill says he's been blessed with the resources to fight ``this unjust situation'' and he plans to help other people of colour who don't have those resources.
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OBIT - BOB DOROUGH
If ``Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here'' or ``Conjunction Junction'' ever got stuck in your head, you can thank musician Bob Dorough for that. He wrote both songs for the ``Schoolhouse Rock'' cartoons. He also wrote all the Multiplication Rock songs and performed on ``My Hero, Zero,''
''Three is a Magic Number`` and ''The Four-Legged Zoo.`` Dorough had a jazz career as well. He recorded several albums and was performing into his 80s. He wrote the Mel Torme' hit ''Comin' Home Baby,`` and Miles Davis recorded his song ''Devil May Care.`` Dorough died of natural causes Monday at his home in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania. He was 94.
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ZAC BROWN BASSIST - THIRD CHILD
Bassist Matt Mangano of Zac Brown Band is a dad for the third time. His wife, Emily, gave birth to a boy on Monday, according to his Instagram. They've named him Mason Thomas Mangano.
The couple's other children are 6-year-old Elliott and 2-year-old Maia.
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PATTI SMITH - FILM DEBUT
Patti Smith's surprise guest at her concert to celebrate the premiere of a documentary about her was Bruce Springsteen. The film ``Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band'' premiered Monday in New York at the Tribeca Film Festival. Springsteen walked on to perform their collaboration, ``Because The Night.'' Michael Stipe came to the stage to help perform ``People Have The Power.''
Smith calls it ``a nice little film'' and she's happy with how it turned out. The documentary will be available for streaming in May.
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U2 - REALITY APP
U2 actually does want you to pull out your phone during their concerts. The band has released an augmented reality app that will work when users point it at the 30-metre-long LED wall on stage of their upcoming tour, before the band even comes out. U2 are promising something special during the first song, too. Users can try it out beforehand by pointing it at the cover of the U2's ``Songs of Experience'' album cover image. U2's tour begins next Wednesday in Oklahoma with shows in Montreal in June.
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(The Associated Press)
