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The death metal version Greta Thunberg’s UN speech is now an official charity single

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Greta Thunberg, How Dare You

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environmental activist, captured worldwide attention when she excoriated world leaders on doing nothing about climate change.

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Dead mice, death metal, mousetrap commercial.

September 15, 2019September 14, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Death Metal

PETE is most upset at a brand of mousetrap called Tomcat because–well, mousetraps tend to either maim or kill mice.

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Random music news for Thursday, July 18, 2019

July 18, 2019July 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Baby Shark, Beatles, Death Metal, Finland, Podcasts, Snow Patrol, Woodstock 50, YouTube

The speaking tour continues. Tonight I’m in Kamloops. If you’re in the area, come on out. Details here. Give it

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Random music news for Saturday, June 15, 2019

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Wreck, Death Metal, Eddie Vedder, Green Bay Packers, Madonna, Spotimo

It was on this day in 1970 that Charles Manson went on trial. Meanwhile, in music news for June 15,

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 23, 2019

April 23, 2019April 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Keys, Death Metal, Drake, iPhone 11, Kanye West, Lollapalooza, Nipsey Hussle, Radio

The first-ever video posted on YouTube, “Me at the Zoo,” was posted on this day in 2005. Moving on to

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Random music news for Saturday, April 20, 2019

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, 5G, Afghanistan, Airpods, Childish Gambino, Danzig, Death Metal, Donald Glover, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Page, KISS, Kodak Black, Music Recommendations

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

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You know what Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker needs? Death metal drumming

December 22, 2018December 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Drums, Nutcracker Suite

A standard part of  Christmas for more than a century has been Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Most people prefer the traditional

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Research asks: Why do people like heavy metal?

November 4, 2018November 4, 2018 Amber Healy 1 Comment Cowboy, Death Metal, Heavy Metal, metal music

It’s the age-old question: Why do people love heavy metal? In particular, psychologists are trying to determine why people like

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Random music news for Monday, September 24, 2018

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Breaking Bad, Death Metal, Drummers, Elton John, Elvis Costello, HBO, Joy Division, Lamb of God, Mariah Carey, MUMFORD AND SONS, Panic!, Rihanna, Ticketmaster, Toto, Trent Reznor

Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada

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Death metal grandma: Watch

July 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Grandma

I’m trying to imagine my grandma doing something like this. The freakiest she ever got with music was Charlie Pride.

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Your Gee-I-need-a-laugh-because-it’s-Monday music video of the week: Flat Clang Heavy Metal

March 5, 2018March 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments China, Death Metal, North Korea

When you load the video (click on the image to get started), you’ll be taken to a Weibo website in

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