Do you still know Falco – Rock me Amadeus in the USA?

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Do you still know Falco – Rock me Amadeus in the USA? With “Rock Me Amadeus” in the 80s, Falco remains the only German-speaking musician (to date!) to have a number 1 hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. While Falco was probably perceived as a one-hit wonder in the US, in Europe/German-speaking countries and especially here in Austria he is still an absolute mega-star, even three decades after h…

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Cory Smoot of Gwar

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Cory Smoot of Gwar Back in 2003 a random punk band went to Richmond to record a few songs. While we are bringing our stuff in we notice a bunch of road gear boxes that have Gwar stenciled on the side of it. We asked him what the deal with that was and he’s like…. Oh yeah, I’m in the band Gwar. Turns out it was Cory and in his spare time he recorded music in his …

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It’s a Snow Day, Welcome to Hell

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It’s a Snow Day, Welcome to Hell Good Evening, Burkwood Hills Families— Due to expected inclement weather, the Burkwood Hills school district is moving to a Flexible Instruction Day (FID) tomorrow. All students should log in virtually for instruction and follow their typical daily schedule. And by “typical daily schedule,” we mean an absolute clusterfuck of pleading and consequ…

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We Are Ending Our DEI Program at Four Loko

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We Are Ending Our DEI Program at Four Loko Let’s get something straight: Four Loko was founded with the mission of making the world a better place. Our cans stand twenty-four ounces tall for the values of liberty, free speech, and the right to booze. Every human has a mouth to drink with and a liver to enlarge. That’s exactly why we are ending our DEI program. The diversity, equity, and …

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