And the winner of the World Air Guitar Championships is…
Earlier this year, I was a judge for the Canadian finals of the World Air Guitar Championships. The Canandian winner, Danasaurus Rex, represented us in Oulu, Finland. She faced a
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Canadian wins the 2024 World Air Guitar Championship
For the last 27 years, the good people of Oulu, Finland (look 540 km north of Helsinki), have hosted the World Air Guitar Championships. Competition for the 2024 crown began
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Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term “death metal”
Death metal is one of the most extreme forms of music in the universe with its crunch guitars, driving beats, and insane vocals. But who came up with the term
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
The Finnish Prime Minister might be the coolest leader on the planet right now. Seriously. Let’s sharply segue to what’s happening with music news for August 22, 2022. Dr. Dre’s
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We have a winner at the 2022 Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship
Fact: There are more metal bands per capita in Finland (50 per 100,000 people) than any other country on the planet. Therefore, it shouldn’t be surprising that the Finns come
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We have a winner in the 2021 World Heavy Metal Knitting Championship. (Spoiler: The Canadian entry didn’t win.)
Forget Euro soccer. Screw the Olympics. This is the competition that really matters this summer. Despite the pandemic, those crazy Finns have pulled off another World Heavy Metal Knitting Championship,
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Confirmed: The finalists for the Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship. Wait–what?
Oh, those Finns. After spending so much of the year in darkness, summer brings long days and interesting ways of celebrating that. This includes the annual Heavy Metal Knitting World
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The Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship is coming July 9
It’s just like it sounds: competitors engaged in competitive knitting to the sounds of metal music. Sadly, COVID is forcing the Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship into the virtual universe
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The World Air Guitar Championships are on today in Finland. Canada is competing. You should stream everything.
The World Air Guitar Championships, the annual event in Oulu, Finland, is one today. Once again–for the 24th time–the best fakers in the fake guitar business are out in droves
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Random music news for Thursday, July 18, 2019
The speaking tour continues. Tonight I’m in Kamloops. If you’re in the area, come on out. Details here. Give it up, Woodstock 50. Just give up. The festival is not
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The first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship is on! Wait–what?
Oh, those Finns. After emerging from yet another dark, cold winter, they’re determined to have as much summer fun as they can. Yesterday (July 11), the first-ever Heavy Metal Knitting
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