• Dave Grohl Performs Washington D.C. 20th Anniversary Gig From a Guitar Throne

    Dave Grohl isn't one to disappoint his fans, especially for the Foo Fighter's 20th anniversary show in Washington DC. After the unfortunate tumble offstage and leg injury in Sweden, he and the Foo Fighters couldn't bring themselves to cancel any more dates after nixing a few European gigs. The down-to-earth rocker decided to grit through the pain and carry out the rest of the band's gigs, sitting a top a specially crafted throne, broken leg and all.

  • Did A McDonald's Employee Replace Happy Meal Toys with His Mixtape?

    A McDonald's employee in Chicago has reportedly been fired when it was found that he was replacing the toys in Happy Meals with copies of his mixtape. Music Times places extra emphasis on "reported" because the story hasn't appeared on too many reputable news organizations, although the hilarity behind it would certainly justify one. Regardless, it ended up on Power 105's blog and that's good enough for us.

  • Geico's Music Guest Stars: Salt-N-Pepa, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers and More

    The latest commercial from Progressive Insurance features Carnie Wilson of the '90s pop standouts Wilson Phillips. One company has spent the last decade atop the wacky insurance commercial game is, of course, Geico. We went back and found all of their oddball entries that feature musical guests (the aforementioned Hammer went with Nationwide).

  • Study Suggests 60 Percent of Touring Musicians Suffer Mental Health Issues

    A frightening study has come from Help Musicians UK, a charity dedicated to supporting up-and-coming musicians as well as aging ones, which claims that more than 60 percent of musicians it surveyed suffered from a mental health disorder of some sort. A huge majority of those suffering struggled with depression but that's still nothing to ignore.

  • Coffee Brewed With Sound Waves? We Audiophiles Will Try Anything

    Music and sound aren't necessarily correlated subjects, but we at Music Times were still excited to hear about a new technology that brews coffee using only sound waves. Elixir Specialty Coffee, a company based on Sydney, has developed a line of products that require coffee and water like a regular machine, but claim to offer a much more nuanced drinking experience.

  • Apple Music Might Destroy Your iTunes Catalogue; Fix Available

    Apple Music is the hot new thing in music streaming, especially if you're hopelessly devoted to products marketed by the computer company or if you really need to stream Taylor Swift's '1989' because you just won't buy it. Unfortunately for many converts to Apple Music, especially those who have preexisting iTunes accounts with the company, a multitude of problems have emerged surrounding the service.

  • Grateful Dead Set Soldier Field Attendance Record From U2 at 'Fare Thee Well'

    Everyone knew that the Grateful Dead's "Fare Thee Well" concert series at Soldier Field in Chicago was going to be a historic event, but now the record books also confirm that the shows are the most attended event in the stadium's history. Obviously Deadheads (and live music fans in general) are looking forward to tonight's grand finale, but the totals were reported Saturday from the night before, revealing that 70,764 fans had shown up for the night. Considering that every night sold out, the attendance should be similar for the following two shows as well.
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