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This parrot does a nice job of covering AC/DC’s “TNT”

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Cover Version, Parrot, Thunderstruck, Tico

His name is Tico. The bird rocks.

Because it’s a slow day for music news, here’s a parrot singing “Stairway to Heaven”

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Cover Version, Led Zeppelin, Parrot, Stairway to Heaven

I’m not gonna lie. There’s not much going on in the world of rock of the moment beyond what I’ve

Watch Tico the parrot cover Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, U2, Coldplay, and so many more. He KILLS it!

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Parrot, Tico

If you’re in need of a smile today, take a look at these videos of Tico, a parrot who lives

Let me begin by saying I’m sincerely sorry about posting this earworm…

July 14, 2019July 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Parrot

…but now that it’s stuck in my head, my only hope is to cure myself by infecting others. You thought

Medical Mysteries of Music Music News

Random music news for Wednesday, May 16, 2018

May 16, 2018May 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Arctic Monkeys, Chris Brown, Damon Albarn, Donald Trump, Drum Machine, FaceMusic, Gold Record, iPhone, Kanye West, Keith Richards, Lady Gaga, Parrot, Prince, Prince Harry, Prince William, Slash, Spotify, Tidal, Vinyl

The first regularly-scheduled transatlantic airline flight began on this date in 1951. El Al of Israel began flying a turboprop

Random Music News for Wednesday, December 21, 2016

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Andrea Bocelli, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google Voice, Gracenote, Jarvis, John Legend, Kenny Aronoff, Morgan Freeman, Nielsen, Pandora, Parrot, Prince, Richard Marx, Snoop Dogg, St. Bart's

It’s now winter. Only three months to go. And now, music news… Apparently, Andrea Bocelli will NOT perform at the

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A Bird Antidote to Caturday: Check Out This Singing Parrot

August 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Duet, Parrot

This Brazilian guitarist got into a duet with a parrot.

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 129: Imagine

November 18, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AR Drone 2.0, Beard Trimmer 9000, BeBop, Betamax, Call of Duty, Drone, Fallout 4, Kurt Cobain, Paris Attacks, Parrot, Sony, VHS

Before we set the lineup for this week’s show, we conducted a Twitter poll on whether we should cover the

Please Enjoy This EDM-Lovin’ Parrot

November 7, 2015November 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments EDM, Parrot

At least I think this parrot enjoys EDM. Or it could just be the drugs talking. (Via Mashable)

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 127: Live on Location

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Molinaro, Anarchy in the UK, autonomous cars, Batman, Comic Books, electric cars, Happy Days, Lithium Air batteries, Live on Location, Nevermind the Cossacks, Nissan, Parrot, Postmodern Jukebox, Radio, Toronto Downtown Record Show, vintage vinyl, Zik 2.0 Headphones

Sorry for the delay in the Geeks and Beats show notes this week, but you can blame it on me.

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 126: Sex Robots DENIED!

October 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, autonomous cars, Bill Nye, Black Sabbath, Devil Horns, Dominos, emoji, Evil Eye, Hillary Clinton, Malaysia, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Nvidia, Parrot, pizza delivery, Redtube, Ronnie James Dio, Sex Pistols, sexbots, Toronto Downtown Record Show, Yoko Ono, YouTube Red, Zik 2.0

I should point out that I had nothing to do with the pivot towards sexbots on this week’s Geeks and

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