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10 Great Musicians Turned Models

Great Lake Swimmers' Tony Dekker

Great Lake Swimmers’ Tony Dekker

Let’s be frank. There aren’t many famous musicians who are ugly. Usually being easy on the eyes is one of the baseline steps in being successful on stage.

So it’s not particularly surprising so many musicians also sideline hawking products as models. One slightly unusual addition to this list is Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers. Now, we’re not saying he’s ugly, but his beardo-ness basically makes him look like every bartender in Parkdale.

Using him as inspiration, though, Sarah tracked down 10 other great musicians turned models for Spinner.

You can read the list by going here.

 

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Proof! David Bowie Is A Time Lord

David Bowie

David Bowie

When you look at it closely — at the expense of the regular work you’re supposed to be doing — it’s pretty obvious the Thin White Duke, David Bowie, isn’t actually an earthling at all. Rather, he’s from Gallifray. A Time Lord. Just like Doctor Who.

My Spinner colleague Cameron Matthews and I came to this determination recently and compiled our proof into an article called “David Bowie & Doctor Who: Proof That the Thin White Duke Is a Time Lord.”

To read our reasons why head over to Spinner by clicking here.

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This Week In Music History: January 20 – 26

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

My latest “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.

In this edition we examined some of the things that elevate an artist, make them as much myth as man. For Elvis Presley it was his jumpsuits, for Ozzy Osbourne it was biting heads off animals, and for David Bowie it was an ever-shifting sexuality.

To find out what I’m talking about as well as other things that made music history, click here.

 

 

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This Week In Music History: January 13 – 19

Julie Cypher, Melissa Etheridge & David Crosby

Julie Cypher, Melissa Etheridge & David Crosby

My latest “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.

This week’s theme was “children” — how Melissa Etheridge used David Crosby‘s sperm to get them, Pete Townshend‘s peculiar relationship to them, and a lamentation that Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson never produced them.

To find out more things that made music history, click here.

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Spinner News Pack: Arcade Fire, Skrillex, Stars & More

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

Here’s the latest batch of news stories I’ve done for the Spinner AOL Huffington Post empire:

Arcade Fire played a secret show in Montreal.

Skrillex makes a video game about himself.

Stars talk about their “Backlines” video… on video.

Danger Bees get killed by a bunch of children.

Kid Koala explains his “8-Bit Blues” video… on video.

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