Monday got you down? There’s a podcast that plays nothing but laughter for six straight hours
May 7th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Laughter can be infectious. Once someone starts laughing at whatever, it’s kinda hard not to join in. This past Sunday
Browsing the "Cool!" Category
Our Milky Way galaxy apparently makes “music.” Listen.
May 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Our Milky Way galaxy, which is at least 100,000 light-years across, completes a rotation in a leisurely 225 to 250 million
Watch this “Dirty Hillbilly” (his words) SHRED on the banjo
May 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If Jimmy Page were born in the Appalachians and took up the banjo instead of the guitar, he might have turned
A Goth burger?
May 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you’re into Goth culture, your favourite colour is black–at least until something darker comes along. If you find mealtime annoying
There’s now a Pearl Jam-themed hotel suite in Seattle
May 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If your travels take you to Seattle, you might want to consider staying at the Edgewater Hotel. The property has
Why would you buy a physical copy of the new A Perfect Circle Album? Here’s why.
May 1st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Don’t you love it when artists take extra care when it comes to packaging a new release? Take the case
Do you like weird vinyl? Then start here.
April 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On a recent rainy day, I was doing some maintenance on my vinyl library–Whoever shelved this stuff didn’t always follow
If you love camping out at music festivals, have I got a vehicle for you
April 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Camping out at a summer music festival can be fun, but not if you don’t like sleeping on the ground
Gymnasts bust out the metal for this routine
April 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in February, purists were taken aback when Olympic figure skaters were allowed to perform to music with lyrics for
This should be an album cover. It really, really should. (You’ll understand immediately.)
April 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
During his state visit to the White House, French president Emmanuel Macron gave Donald Trump a tree as a symbol
What would a map of the world sound like if you played it on a piano? Someone’s found out.
April 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Once again, the Internet proves to be a wondrous place. Twitter user @karaweeks_ posted this video showing how a map
This stand-up comedian cannot talk. The dude still manages to nail this performance.
April 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Lee Ridley is a British stand-up who goes by the name Lost Voice Guy. Because of his cerebral palsy, he
Soundwave tattoos: They’re actually pretty cool. Listen. (Yes, listen.)
April 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Last month, I had a story on soundwave tattoos. This woman had some of this ink and–well just look. And
Massive Attack is re-released their Mezzanine album in WHAT format? You’re kidding, right?
April 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Whenever I want to test out a set of speakers, I bring along a copy of Massive Attack’s meticulously produced 1998
Foo Fighters invite a KISS fan on stage to play guitar. He kills it.
April 20th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
More and more bands are taking a chance by inviting a fan up onstage to do…something during a gig. Here’s
This could be the nerdiest, most tech-y music story EVER
April 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
We know two things about Ben Cartwright-Cox: (1) He’s a fan of dubstep; and (2) He has an awful lot
Behold the world’s first bionic/cybernetic drummer
April 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Even though this dude lost his arm in an accident with an electrical transformer, but that didn’t slow down his
Metallica visits the giant particle accelerator at CERN. Wait–what?
April 18th, 2018 | by Larry Lootsteen
I’ve stopped being surprised at musicians being science geeks. Many, many are. I think there is something similar in the
Looking to jazz up your written correspondence? There are new fonts based on the handwriting of Kurt Cobain, David Bowie and John Lennon
April 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Bored with Helvetica? Arial leaving you a bit cold? Calibri not doing it for you anymore? Then maybe it’s time
Not music related, but too good not to post EVERYWHERE on the Internet
April 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Vazrick Nazari is an evolutionary biologist from Ottawa who has a thing for insects–moths, to be specific. He’s just discovered
This English bull terrier loves to sing along with Ed Sheeran. At least THINK she’s singing along.
April 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Or maybe she’s complaining. As the owner of two English bull terriers (Schmooze and Squirt), it’s sometimes hard to tell
A blind taste test: Led Zeppelin vs. Greta Van Fleet
March 31st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Michigan’s Greta Van Fleet is one of the most-talked-about new rock bands in the last few years, largely because of their
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