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System of a Down

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Random music news for Thursday, January 5, 2023

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Iron Maiden, Mental Health, Sharon Osbourne, Social Media, Sonic Branding, Steven Tyler, System of a Down, TikTok, Tom Petty

CES, the biggest electronics and gadget show in the world, is on now in Las Vegas. Want an oven that

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What might a professional singer think of System of a Down?

June 25, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charismatic Voice, Serj Tankian, System of a Down, Toxicity

In this episode of The Charismatic Voice, professionally-trained singer Elizabeth Zharoff takes a close listen to and offers some vocal

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Can your grandmother play System of a Down like this?

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cover Version, Dorthea Tyalor, Drum Cover, System of a Down

Dorothea Taylor may be a grandmother, but she can still rock pretty good. Here she is performing a drum cover

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This is what happened when a vocal coach and opera singer heard System of a Down for the first time

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charismatic Voice, Reaction Video, System of a Down

Reaction videos can be a big meh, but this one from the Charismatic Voice–a vocal coach and trained opera singer

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Cancon, Covid, Dave Grohl, Documentary, Snoop Dogg, Spotify, System of a Down, Twisted Sister, Vinyl, YouTube Music

I just read that the question mark is derived from a cat’s tail–as the cat is walking away. Is that

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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch features this System of a Down cover

July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, System of a Down, Toyah Willcox

Nice makeup job, Robert. And notice the blurring on Toyah. My guess is that she’s been getting some feedback from

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Hockey-themed System of a Down gear? Why not?

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hockey, PUCK HCKY, System of a Down

It’s a bit late in the season, but PUCK HCKY, the purveyors of hockey-themed gear, has entered into a deal

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A bluegrass version of System of a Down’s “Chop Suey?”

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cover Version, System of a Down, There I Ruined It

Yep. This comes from a YouTube channel called There I Ruined It which focuses on destroying songs by transposing them

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Random music news for Saturday, March 6, 2021

March 6, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, BTS, Fortnite, Godsmack, Mariah Carey, Mullets, Sonos, Sully Erna, System of a Down, Xbox

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

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System of a Down to premiere new single during live stream fundraiser

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Armenia, fundraiser, livestream, System of a Down, YouTube

Need more System of a Down in your pandemic life? It’ll cost you — while helping support humanitarian efforts in

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Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Apple, Ariel Pink, Astronomy, Bad Wolves, Elvis Presley, Ganymede, Gene Simmons, Gibson, iPhone, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Simpsons, Spotify, System of a Down, Twitch

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

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