Ongoing History Daily: When a metal band nearly destroyed the Stanley Cup
One of the many unique things about the Stanley Cup is that it’s the only major sports trophy that’s given to the team that wins it so they can spend a few months
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Pantera
Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox takes on another surprise
A Pantera cover? Really? That’s the fun thing about these two: you never, ever know what they’re going to tackle.
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Random music news for Saturday, July 16, 2022
Lisa Simpson is now married. Seriously. Moving to music news for July 16, 2022… Nice tribute to Taylor Hawkins, no? The Boss is now a grandfather. Did Kanye stiff some people to the
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Random music news for Friday, April 1, 2022
Aliens are among us. Really. Be paranoid about that as you look through music news for April 1, 2022. No shock here: The Foo Fighters have canceled their appearance on the Grammys this
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Pantera has new physical-distancing merch
We’re on the verge of mask-shaming, if we’re not already there. On a (necessary) trip to Costco yesterday, I couldn’t help notice that two-thirds of shoppers were wearing masks (a surprising number of
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Random music news for Saturday, January 11, 2020
The designated hitter rule came effect on this day in 1973. And here are the things that we’re talking about in music news for January 11, 2020. Rumour: A new Pearl Jam album
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Random music news for Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Spring starts at 5:58 pm EDT. Let’s get on with it. Meanwhile, let’s indulge in some music new for March 20, 2019. Relax, KISS fans. Drummer Eric Carr is fine. It was a
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Metal Trump. It’s just like it sounds.
The Internet is a wondrous thing where even people like Donald Trump can be rehabilitated into a metal fan. Thanks to Gordie for the link.
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Here’s another take on heavy metal using trombones
Pantera is heavy, right? And trombones are made of metal, correct? So let’s call this a new take on heavy metal. Brooklyn’s Brass Against shows how it’s done. (Via Revolver and Tom)
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Random music news for Saturday, October 6, 2018
When do you have your Thanksgiving dinner? Is it Sunday or Monday? We’re doing ours today so we get a jump on the leftovers. And now, music news for October 6, 2018. Here
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Random music news for Monday, July 2, 2018
Yep, it’s a holiday across Canada, but since there are readers in other countries who come to this site, I can’t disappoint them. Therefore, here’s music news for July 2, 2018. So much
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