Amplified Episode 50: Record Store Day Haul, Ticketmaster Trouble & Billy Corgan vs AI

Episode 50 of Amplified is here. I break down my Record Store Day haul — including Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Mötley Crüe and the one that slipped away. We get into Ticketmaster being labeled a monopoly, Billy Corgan calling AI music a deal with the devil, Creed announcing a 2027 cruise, and why Prince apparently wouldn’t let Bruce Springsteen use the bathroom.Plus: new music from The Pretty Reckless, Massive Attack with Tom Waits, Snot back in the studio, and a band I checked out this week that I’m really into now: Crippled Black Phoenix.If you love records, rock news, weird music stories and honest opinions, you’re in the right place.Rock news • New music • Loud opinionsInstagram: @darby.amplified TikTok: darby.amplified X: darbyamplifiedTopics: Record Store Day 2026, Billy Corgan AI, Ticketmaster monopoly, Van Halen vinyl, Prince Bruce Springsteen story, Creed cruise, new rock releases, rock podcast, metal podcast, vinyl collectingAll the news, all the noise, all in one place. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.