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Email. I get email–especially about Taylor Hawkins’ death

February 5, 2023February 6, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Email, Taylor Hawkins, Trolls

Normally I just ignore the trolls, but this one–which relates to two posts on the cause of Taylor Hawkins’ death

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Recommended Music WTF? 

Please enjoy CÚT LỘN, a Vietnamese thrash metal band dressed like Pikachu

February 4, 2023February 4, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments CÚT LỘN, Pikachu, Pokemon, Punk, Thrash, Vietnam

Hanoi is a pretty grey city. I’ve been there and can definitively say that it retains much of the character

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The Grammy Awards need a boost. Letting a star sell her underwear could have helped.

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments eBay, Grammy Awards, Latto, Underwear

Interest in the Grammy Awards has been going down for years. TV ratings have been so atrocious–the kids just aren’t

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What if Maynard James Keenan was replaced in Tool by Taylor Swift?

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Mashup, Maynard James Keenan, Taylor Swift, Tool

According to the theories of the multiverse, if you can think of a situation, there’s a universe somewhere that features

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This is the world’s worst musical Valentine’s Day card

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rick Astley, Valentine's Day

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE! @spicybaboon_official The ultimate Vday card doesn’t exci……… Link in bio. #Spicybaboon #vday #prank #lovers

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OK Go, the band is being sued by a breakfast cereal manufacturer

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cereal, Copyright, Lawsuit, OK Go, Post, Trademark

Back in 1986, an ice cream lover named Jane Williamson wrote to the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters in Burlington, Vermont.

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The story of the drunk Canadian Marilyn Manson fan who caused $10,000,000 in damage after a show

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Daniella Leis, Lawsuit, Marilyn Manson, Ovation

Come with me back to 2019 when Daniella Leis, a hardcore Marilyn Manson fan, went to a show at London,

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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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The “world’s smallest nightclub” just opened a location in Spain

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Nightbclub, Teledisko

Spain, especially Ibiza, is know for its mega-dance clubs. Now it’s known from the smallest dance club in the world.

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Taylor Swift’s CAT is worth HOW MUCH?

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cat, Pet Rich List, Taylor Swift

As the Christmas credit card bills start to come in, consider that Taylor Swift’s cat could pay them all off

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A holiday tradition: I helpfully deconstruct “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” [VIDEO]

December 24, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Cross 9 Comments A Visit from St. Nicolas, Alan Cross, Christmas, Deconstruction, The Night Before Christmas

Re-posting this video is turning out to be something of a Christmas tradition. Sorry if I ruin it for everyone

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