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Matt Cameron tested positive for COVID so a fan was drafted to play drums for Pearl Jam.

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Josh Arroyo, Josh Klinghoffer, Kai Neukermans, Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam, Scot Halpin

Ever been in the crowd and wished you could be on stage performing for the crowd? Bands like U2, the

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This is odd: Metal and rock songs played on unusual instruments

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Cover Versions, Guns 'N Roses, Iron Maiden, Marimba, Metallica, Musical Instruments, Slapaphone, Steel Drum

Clever. I wonder how many takes it took to get this right?

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A member of Pussy Riot, Vladimir Putin’s least favourite punk band, managed to escape Russia. This is right out of a spy novel. (MORE UPDATES: How this was done.)

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Masha Alyokhina, Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

The members of Pussy Riot have been poking Vladimir Putin in the eye with a stick for years. For their

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Meanwhile in Brazil, a baby was born at a Metallica show (and Mom gets a call from James Hetfield)

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby, Brazil, Joice Figueiró, Metallica

If you know anything about Brazil, you’ll know that those people LOVE their metal. Nothing comes between those people and

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Coolest audio of the day: The echo of a black hole

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Hole Week, Black Holes, Cosmic Rays, MIT, NASA, X-Rays

There’s nothing more powerful in the universe than a black hole, the mysterious remnants of an ultra-giant star that has

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This guy is the fastest guitarist in the world

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fastest Guitarist, Guitarists, Guitars

I was doing a little research for The Ongoing History of New Music when I ran across the story of

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Ghost released a 28-minute mockumentry. This is fun.

April 4, 2022April 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Ghost, Mockumentary

Ghost, the theatrical medieval metal band from Sweden, is probably the biggest rock band in the world not to have

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Bart Simpson’s drumming corrected

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bart Simpson, Drums

If you’re a drummer, I’ll bet you’re annoyed when you see someone playing drums on TV or wherever when the

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Fun: AI tech shows what dead rock stars would look like today

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Age Progression Technology, AI, Dead Musicians, John Lennon

What if John Lennon were still alive? Would he appear as youthful as Paul McCartney does? This company has used

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Ottawa trucker protestors are being trolled with a pro-LGBTQ+ song

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Grant MacDonald, Ottawa, Trolling, Trucker Protest

For years, I’ve been receiving CDs from the mysterious Grant MacDonald, a Toronto artist who specializes in material with hardcore

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Looking for some way-out sounds? Here are NASA’s sounds of the solar system

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments NASA, Solar System, Sounds

There are many signals from space, some of which can be translated into audible sound. NASA has this collection of

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