{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dda9e846a2532cddfd0503/69e6e943c8a506316d9d75af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Amplified Episode 50: Record Store Day Haul, Ticketmaster Trouble & Billy Corgan vs AI","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>If you love records, rock news, weird music stories and honest opinions, you’re in the right place.</p><p><br></p><p>Rock news • New music • Loud opinions</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram: @darby.amplified</p><p> TikTok: darby.amplified</p><p> X: darbyamplified</p><p><br></p><p>Topics: 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 collecting</p>","author_name":"Darby"}