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The things you can do with a toy drum kit.

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dainashi, Drum Cover, Helloween, Toy Drums

Meet Dainashi. He’s done a drum cover of “Eagle Fly Free” by Helloween. And the way he’s done it is…well,

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An appreciation of the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville–but not in the way you might think

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blues Brothers, Ernest Tubb, Nashville, Record Store

If you’ve ever done the stroll along Broadway in Nashville, you must have walked past the famous Ernest Tubb Record

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There’s now a Weezer version of Wordle. It’s called “Weezle”

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Weezer, Wordle

Because of course, there is. Ever since he’s learned how to code, Rivers Cuomo has been very busy. Here’s the

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This is how Maynard James Keenan passes time during Danny Carey’s drum solos

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Danny Carey, Drums, Jenga, Maynard James Keenan, Tool

There are two types of people: Those who enjoy drum solos and those who do not. Even though Tool is

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Ukraine is trolling Russia with this Nirvana tweet

February 24, 2022February 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Nirvana, Russia, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Trolling, Ukraine

These are my people, fighting Russian aggression with “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” (Via Phil)

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Ottawa trucker/occupier/anti-vaxxer Tamara Lich is in a band that covers “Down with the Sickness”

February 22, 2022February 23, 2022 Alan Cross 8 Comments Blind Monday, Ottawa Protest, Tamara Lich

Tamara Lich, one of the organizers of the stupid clusterf*ck that was the occupation of Ottawa by truckers who are

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Judgment on COVID-19 goes heavy metal

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Kenneth Copeland, Metal

This is called the “Kenneth Copeland remix.” You’ll laugh at first, but then you’ll find yourself putting it on repeat

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This might be the best music video on the internet today

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fail, In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins

Just as the big moment arrives… @paulvato I can feeling it coming in the air tonight, can you? #philcollins #funnyvideo

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The hero for breaking up the Canadian trucker protests in an obscure indie musician

February 15, 2022February 17, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Grant MacDonald, Ram Ranch, Trucker Protest

Maybe Justin Trudeau didn’t have to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with the trucker occupation of downtown Ottawa. Some

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Maybe we should try music to end the truckers’ occupations

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Barry Manilow, Macarena, Ottawa, Trucker Protests

Music can be a very effective crowd control device. The American military used Metallica played very, very loudly to flush

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Did the Super Bowl halftime show make you feel old? Join the line.

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Super Bowl LVI

The game is over and the LA Rams are the Super Bowl champs. Meanwhile, people keep talking about the halftime

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