#WhatsHappening for August 11, 2019

Anyone else need the weekend to last another three days or so to rest, or is that just me?

Thanks for joining us at Saturday Night Karaoke last night. Go ahead and plan on joining us next weekend, too. It's fun on a bun.

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Variety reports that hip-hopper Quavo will be producing an animated series geared to 8-12 year olds that will be based on the hip-hop scene of Atlanta home.

"I have long seen how hip-hop as well as our music really impacts kids. I've loved animation my whole life, whether on TV or in movies, and I wanted my first jump into this premium content world to be a show just for kids. It will definitely reflect the creativity, love and families in and around the north side of Atlanta, where we grew up."

Quality Control Music will executive produce the show. No word on a debut or where it will broadcast (or stream- whatever).

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Lil Nas X's record-setting run with "Old Town Road" is causing some headaches for Wellesley, Massachusetts, where  fans of the song have stolen street signs three times since this spring.

"The behaviour is likely the work of individuals playing pranks, but it costs the town a lot of time and money to locate, repair- and where the signs and posts are damaged- replace, and reinstall the signs," said Wellesley communication and project manager Stephanie Hawkinson.

"(It) could mean life or death for someone in need. I know it sounds dramatic, but it’s a very real and frightening possibility."

Officials have decided not to replace the signs until the song's popularity dies down. 

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Former(?- I can't keep up) Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash wants fans to record videos of themselves and his live shows for possible use in an upcoming film about his Living The Dream tour with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.

Slash told Rolling Stone last year that his work on the Mind Your Manners music video "was perfect" and said it "was great to involve the fans..."

Of course, there are just two dates left on the tour- including tomorrow night's stop at the Tabernacle, so... get to work?

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September 6 is looking like it's going to be a big day for London's Waterstones bookstore in Piccadilly as Sir Paul McCartney will be there with illustrator Kathryn Durst to autograph copies of his new children’s book, Hey Grandude.

McCartney's official Twitter feed made the announcement Thursday, along with a link for fans to take a chance at purchasing one of the limited tickets available for the event.

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A man arrested outside Taylor Swift's Rhode Island home with a set of burglary tools has had his case dismissed.

The state's attorney general's office said they "declined to pursue filing charges" on the man, who police said had in his possession a metal bat, a crowbar, 30 lock picks and gloves in his backpack when he was picked up last month. Swift's neighbors had reported seeing the man "hanging around suspiciously."

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Birthdays today include: Asher Roth (34); J-Boog of B2K (34); Ali of A Tribe Called Quest (49); Charlie Sexton (51); Bragi Ólafsson of The Sugarcubes (57); Joe Jackson (65); Eric Carmen (70); Jim Kale of Guess Who (76); and Mike Hugg of Manfred Mann (77). #MusicalBirthdays