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How to Sound Check Drums like a Pro.

“Why do sound engineers say, ‘Check one-two. Check one-two?’ Because if they count to three, they are expected to lift something.” – The oldest sound engineer joke So you’ve made

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Deep Cuts: Some Weird Sin

Anyone who’s seen the movie Trainspotting is familiar with the Iggy Pop 1977 classic “Lust for Life” and has probably danced along like a hypnotized chicken. As catchy as the

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8 Musicians Killed by Their Doctors

Being the physician of a rock star can’t be easy. According to UCLA Heath, “VIP syndrome is the tendency of some physicians to provide special privileges to a patient because

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How Sonny Bono Married Cher

Image by Lee Eschliman “He had the confidence to be the butt of the joke because he created the joke.”-Cher  Wait? She’s married to that old guy? He’s so short!

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