10 music-related April Fools' Day pranks

by Aaron Zorgel

April 1, 2013

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Browsing the Internet on April Fools’ Day can be one of the most frustratingly hilarious experiences. Even if you’ve prepared yourself by putting your bullshit detector on its highest setting, it’s nearly impossible to dodge the onslaught of Rickrolls coming at you from your once-trusted news sources.

Here are ten pranks we saw floating around in our feed today. Did any of these have you fooled, or are you TOO COOL 4 FOOL? Be honest. We all think the cat headphones is a million dollar idea.

Punknews announces the end of Warped Tour

If this was true, what would Black Veil Brides do all summer?

r/ElectronicMusic gets a makeover

When I die, I want to go to Electro-Heaven and fist-pump to David Guetta in the golden clouds.

The Beat reports that Tilda Swinton is The White Stripes’ new drummer

This would be in-line with the whole red & white motif the band had going.

The Kanye To The Forum becomes Odd Future To The

If there’s one thing Internet commenters hate, it’s change, so they’ve already switched it back to Kanye To The.

Clash Music reports that David Bowie is opening a pet shop

A pet store specializing in arachnids is definitely a niche idea. “They’re just like him: skeletal, creatures of the night who don’t release albums very often.”

Mace & Crown reports that music executives are abolishing digital music

Lars Ulrich’s heart sank a little when he realized this was a joke.

Soundcloud debuts The Dropometer

Never ask yourself “where’s the drop?” with Soundcloud’s new feature, The Dropometer. Very handy for Skrillex fans.

Sony launches a line of headphones for cats

Cats do love music, after all.

The Guardian reports that Radiohead and Ted Nugent are collaborating on a pro-hunting musical

The first person to actually record what “We’re Going On A Bear Hunt” might sound like gets a thousand GIFs of Thom Yorke dancing as a prize.

AUX reports that Gotye is getting his own prank show

No, but for real, this one is actually happening.

Tags: Music, Featured, News, april fools, gotye, Jack White, Radiohead, ted nugent, The White Stripes, Thom Yorke, Tilda Swinton

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