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A priest had a heart attack, went to Hell, and didn’t like the music

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bobby McFerrin, Demon, Hell, Music, Priest, Rihanna

I usually scroll past articles that promise a first-hand account of the afterlife from someone who had a near-death experience

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Funny/Weird Recommended Music 

David Bowie gets the Trailer Park Boys treatment courtesy of Bubbles

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bubbles, Cover Version, David Bowie, Mike Smith, The Man Who Sold the World, Trailer Park Boys

Bubbles (Mike Smith, formerly of the band Sandbox), is the most musical of the Trailer Park Boys. He’s also a

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Funny/Weird 

Death (metal) from above: Special US artillery

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Army, Artillery, Metal, Possessed

There’s something about metal that goes well with military action. During a training exercise, the US army used a shell

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Funny/Weird 

Aliens discover Rush and “The Spirit of Radio”

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments aliens, Rush, Sesame Street, Spirit of Radio

Okay, so this may not have been the entirely what happened on Sesame Street, but… (Via Tom) @entrenous2112 #rush #neilpeart

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Funny/Weird 

What if Metallica made an IKEA commercial?

January 16, 2023January 17, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments IKEA, Lars Von Retriever, Metallica, Parody

Lars Ulrich may have been born in Sweden, but I don’t think that’s enough for Metallica to consider making an

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Funny/Weird Recommended Music 

“Mentallica.” That is all.

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill McClintock, Judas Priest, Mashup, Men at Work, Metallica

Props to YouTuber Bill McClintock. He was a good ear for mashups. Here’s his latest featuring “Down Under” from Men

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Music News AJMT
Funny/Weird Music News 

Random music news for Monday, November 7, 2022

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Bad Bunny, Beatles, electric cars, Elon Musk, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain, Meta, MP3s, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Jackson, Rick Nielsen, Selena Gomez, Twitter

Don’t worry. Contrary to a previous story, research says that picking your nose WON’T cause Alzheimer’s. A relief, no? Now

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Funny/Weird 

Because it’s Caturday, here’s a boys’ choir singing like cats

October 29, 2022October 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cats, Caturday, Choir

There’s an informal internet rule that if run across something about cats and it’s Saturday, it must be posted. I

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Funny/Weird 

Ozzy Osbourne is giving away a Demon–and there’s been some misunderstanding

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Demon, Dodge, Omaze, Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy–not the kind of guy who should be behind the wheel of any vehicle–has partnered with Omaze to give away

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Music News AJMT
Funny/Weird Music News 

Random music news for Friday, October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Bruce Cockburn, Ghosts, Joey Armstrong, John Candy, Mark Hoppus, Music Festivals, Music Lessons, Ozzy Osbourne, Ryan Reynolds, SWMRS, Tragically Hip, Vinyl

No, no, no. Just…no. Just skip right to music news for October 14, 2022. Ye, Ye, Ye. What’s wrong with

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Funny/Weird 

Kanye West is acting very weird again. This video kind of sums it up.

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Antisemitic, Controversy, Kanye West, Late Show, Stephen Colbert

This clip starts as a montage of news reports about Kanye West’s recent behavior. Then it kicks in. (Via Sean)

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