Even dogs love Metallica. See?
When Metallica played SoFi Stadium on their M72 world tour last weekend, Storm was in the crowd, enjoying the show from his seat in the stands. According to the band, Storm snuck out
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This guitar is 42,000 years old–sort of. What does it sound like?
All luthiers and guitarist know that the type of wood used in making an instrument influences its sound in both great and subtle ways. So what would a guitar made of wood 42,000
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Animal from The Muppets sits in with My Morning Jacket
It’s always cool when an act invites a special guest onstage. And how often does Animal from The Muppets show up? He did at this My Morning Jacket gig. (Via Tom) @consequence Animal
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Clever: An ad campaign that uses Shazam to push french fries
New York Fries wanted to get the word out on reintroducing a specific poutine offering. But instead of traditional advertising, they wanted to do something a little different. They commissioned an EDM track
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Canada’s Silverstein has apparently earned “six figures” from an AI-generated album
Silverstein–from Burlington, Ontario, and not from somewhere in the US as some newsletters state–have apparently made a tidy bit of dosh from releasing an AI-generated album. Wut? At a music-and-tech conference in Barcelona
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Can you play System of a Down’s “Chop Suey” on a violin?
Yes. Yes, you can. Behold Philip Bowen‘s performance on America’s Got Talent.
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Oh, so THOSE are the lyrics: Eddie Vedder’s isolated vocals from “Jeremy”
In Pearl Jam’s early days, Eddie Vedder’s YAAARRRROOOOWL style often obscured what he was actually singing. “Jeremy” wasn’t so bad–hey, it’s nowhere near as incomprehensible as “Yellow Ledbetter”–but his enunciation wasn’t the greatest.
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A cover band was playing a pub. Then Billie Joe Armstrong jumped onstage. Watch.
Green Day has been around long enough for their songs to be standards for cover bands. One such band, Borderline Toxic, was playing at a bar called Slim Jim’s Liquor Store in Angel
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Fall Out Boy releases a vinyl record destined to be big with collectors for a weird reason
If you’re the kind of person who trolls Discogs.com for rare and interesting releases, expect to see this new piece of vinyl from Fall Out Boy in the future. They’ve unveiled a special
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This might have been the greatest album listening party of all time. (It involves a total eclipse of the sun.)
The Dark Side of the Moon, a monster record in the history of rock, had its 50th anniversary back on March 1. As you’d expect from Pink Floyd and their label, there have
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Random music news for Thursday, April 20, 2023
Anyone want to buy a T-rex? Too late. It was probably too expensive, anyway. Let’s try some music news for April 20, 2023. It’s free. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Is this
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