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Brexit as expressed with a sad saxophone solo

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brexit, Saxophone

This explains the situation in the UK as well as anything I’ve ever read. A very beautiful moment from @KliphScurlock

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Man learns the saxophone by playing to cows.

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cows, Saxophone

When you first learn a musical instrument, chances are you’re pretty awful. Or maybe the people around you just don’t

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 29, 2018

June 29, 2018June 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Adolescents, Drake, Duran Duran, Ed Sheeran, Google, Joe Jackson, Netflix, Saxophone, Steve Soto, Ticketmaster, XXXtenacion

School’s out! Only 65-ish days until the first day of school! And now music news for Friday, June 29, 2018.

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Is This The Best Music Video on the Internet Today?

August 11, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Cover Version, Game of Thrones, Saxophone

A clickbait headline for sure. But am I wrong? (Via Danny)

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Music History 

Is This the Greatest Picture of David Bowie Ever?

February 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Eno, Saxophone

Brian Eno thinks it is. Bowie’s one-time collaborator, producer and friend tweeted this out. David Bowie. In his underpants. Playing

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Music News 

Sax It Up

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adolphe Sax, Saxophone

By Susan Andrews Think fast, and no the answer is not guitar, bass and drums. What instrument do all the

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Brain Surgery Requires This Sax Player to Perform While He Skull is Open

December 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain Surgery, Saxophone

No matter how many times I see videos like this, I get a little freaked out. Brain surgery is, well,

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The Power of Natural Reverb on a Single Instrument

August 30, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Derek Brown, Reverb, Saxophone

Derek Brown took his tenor sax into an abandoned warehouse in Hillsdale, Michigan and started playing a little Bach. Listen

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The 14 Best Saxophone Songs in Rock

July 27, 2015July 26, 2015 Former Contributor 10 Comments Bob Seger, Bobby Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, Creedence Clearwater, Dave Matthews, David Bowie, Dream Theater, George Thorogood, Glueleg, King Crimson, LeRoi Moore, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, Rock, Rolling Stones, Saxophone, Stooges, Tori Amos

Sometimes the sweet sound of sax is the perfect thing in a rock song. Here are some examples, and please

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Epic Sax Battle Breaks Out on NYC Subway

June 13, 2015June 12, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments New York, Saxophone, Subway

Only in New York, I guess. But why so vertical, cameraman?  

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Music History 

The Man Who Laid Down the Sax in the Stones’ “Brown Sugar” Has Died

December 3, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bobby Keys, John Lennon, RIP, Rolling Stones, Saxophone

For decades, Bobby Keys was the go-to guy for the Rolling Stones when they needed a sax player.  Here he

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