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Random music news for Tuesday, August 23, 2022

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Daniel Johns, Dr. Dre, Finland, Grado, Hamilton, Headphones, Joe Strummer, K-Pop, Music Festivals, Play-by-Play, Sanna Martin, Silverchair, Stephen King

The Finnish Prime Minister might be the coolest leader on the planet right now. Seriously. Let’s sharply segue to what’s

We have a winner at the 2022 Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Finland, Heavy Metal, Knitting, String Thing

Fact: There are more metal bands per capita in Finland (50 per 100,000 people) than any other country on the

We have a winner in the 2021 World Heavy Metal Knitting Championship. (Spoiler: The Canadian entry didn’t win.)

July 10, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Finland, Heavy, Heavy Metal Knitting

Forget Euro soccer. Screw the Olympics. This is the competition that really matters this summer. Despite the pandemic, those crazy

Confirmed: The finalists for the Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship. Wait–what?

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Finland, Heavy Metal, Knitting

Oh, those Finns. After spending so much of the year in darkness, summer brings long days and interesting ways of

Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship

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The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship is coming July 9

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Finland, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal Knitting, Knitting

It’s just like it sounds: competitors engaged in competitive knitting to the sounds of metal music. Sadly, COVID is forcing

The World Air Guitar Championships are on today in Finland. Canada is competing. You should stream everything.

August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air Guitar, Finland

The World Air Guitar Championships, the annual event in Oulu, Finland, is one today. Once again–for the 24th time–the best

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

The first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship is on! Wait–what?

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Finland, Heavy Metal Knitting, Metal

Oh, those Finns. After emerging from yet another dark, cold winter, they’re determined to have as much summer fun as

Man Wins Finland’s Got Talent with his Farting Abilities. You Read That Correctly.

December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Farts, Finland, Got Talent

All hail Antton Puonti, who won Finland’s Got Talent (Talent Suomi in local parlance) by besting the competition with his fart sounds.

Random Music News for Saturday, May 14, 2016

May 14, 2016May 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Axl Rose, Barack Obama, Dr. Luke, Finland, Kesha, KISS, Metal, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Spice Girls, Streaming Music, TXFM, YouTube

Last Sunday, I was in Halifax. Now I’m heading to Hong Kong today. I’m going so far west that I’ll

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Finland Gives Us a Cross Between Black Sabbath and Barney the Dinosaur. Meet Hevisaurus.

November 29, 2015November 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Children's Music, Finland, Hevisaurus, Metal

Here’s what I want to see: a battle to the death between the Teletubbies and Hevisaurus. My money is on

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