#WhatsHappening for October 12, 2017

Hey, hi, howdy kids. Happy Thursday. 

Don't forget to join us this weekend for another exciting edition of Saturday Night Karaoke- live and in your earholes at the Iron Horse Tavern this weekend from 10pm-1am. Magic Mark handles the hosting duties this week.

You know, I imagine Snoop is a nice guy. He certainly projects an engaging personality.

But if I hear another fucking pot joke during the promos for the new version of The Joker's Wild that he's hosting, I might lose it.

And speaking of losing it- fuck the battle rap show, or whatever the fuck it is. The promos alone makes me want to go upside the heads of those involved.

The long-in-the-works Dan Fogelberg tribute album will finally hit stores November 17 and features a surprisingly country flavor.

A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg will feature performances by Garth Brooks, the Eagles, Zac Brown, and Vince Gill & Amy Grant- as well as Donna Summer, Michael McDonald, and others of fourteen of Fogelberg's best known songs.

Gill and Grant- who have been married for seventeen years- perform a duet of the late Fogelberg's best known single, Longer- which you can check out here.

A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg track listing:

1. Phoenix performed by Garth Brooks

2. Nether Lands performed by Donna Summer

3. Better Change performed by Michael McDonald

4. Longer performed by Amy Grant/Vince Gill

5. Same Old Lang Syne performed by Train

6. Don’t Lose Heart performed by Dobie Gray

7. Old Tennessee performed by Fool’s Gold/Denny Henson and Tom Kelly

8. As the Raven Flies performed by Casey James

9. Sutters Mill performed by Randy Owens

10. Run for the Roses performed by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Richie Furay

11. Hard to Say performed by Boz Scaggs

12. Part of the Plan performed by Eagles

13. There’s a Place in the World for a Gambler performed by Jimmy Buffett

14. Leader of the Band performed by Zac Brown

Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre broke ground today for the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy- which the pair endowed in 2013 with a $70 million gift to the university.

The Academy has admitted 114 undergraduate students in the four years since who will receive a bachelor of science degree in arts, technology and the business of innovation that Iovine has called essential to industries of the future. A masters program at the academy was announced in March.

The facility will include fabrication labs for metal, wood, plastics and electronics; 3D printing and scanning; media labs for photo, video and audio capture and editing; and workshops and studios to encourage innovation and the development of startups.

Iovine said he hoped the school will "help our students to dream big, execute and build the courage to stay in the saddle."

Billy Corgan, who evidently didn't think people already perceived him as pretentious enough- has rebranded himself William Patrick Corgan ahead of his new solo set, Ogilala, due out tomorrow. 

Corgan will also head out on an acoustic mini-tour, starting in New York on Saturday night. You'll be at karaoke, of course.

Birthdays today include: Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory (37); Martie Seidel of Dixie Chicks (48); Garfield Bright of Shai (48); Chris Botti (55); Bob Mould (57); Jeff Keith of Tesla (59); Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens (62); Jane Siberry (62); Melvin Franklin of The Temptations (75); and Sam Moore of Sam & Dave (82). #MusicalBirthdays