Random music news for Thursday, March 18, 2020
Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give Tom credit for that one.) Moving to music news for March 18, 2021…
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Mike Portnoy
Here are more “quanrantunes” from Blue Oyster Cult and Mike Portnoy
Like everyone else, musicians are finding ways to occupy themselves during this time of lockdown. Blue Oyster Cult performed this killer version of their hit, “Godzilla” from separate locations. And then there’s Mike
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Sons of Apollo drummer Mike Portnoy offered this tribute to Neil Peart
Mike Portnoy is one of the few drummers in the world who might have been able to keep up with the late Neil Peart. There was even a brief rumour that he might
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Random music news for Wednesday, January 1, 2020
It’s the future. Time for the first roundup of music news of the new decade. Here’s a list of all rock stars we lost in 2019. Here’s a list of the biggest musical
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Let’s Put Mike Portnoy Behind a Kiddie Pokemon Drumkit
Why not? The Internet was made for this kind of experimentation. (Via Loudwire)
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Zakk Wylde Shreds(?) Sabbath on a Hello Kitty Mini-Guitar
You might remember the video of Mike Portnoy doing his thing on a Hello Kitty drumkit. Now behold Zakk Wylde doing his think on a Hello Kitty guitar. (Via Tom and Daily Headbanger.)
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Metal Drumming God Mike Portnoy Offers Clinic on Hello Kitty Kit (NSFW Language)
Metalheads will know Mike Portnoy for his work with Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Dream Theatre, Twisted Sister, Adrenaline Mob and tons of other bands. Can you name the tunes he’d hammering out on
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