When A 19 Year Old Drummer Got Onstage With The Who

On this day in 1973, the Who's drummer, Keith Moon, collapsed and had to be taken to the hospital. Amazingly, the band chose a 19 year old from the crowd, Scot Halpin, to fill in for the rest of the show.

By |2024-12-04T05:51:36-05:00November 20, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Why Van Halen Said No To Brown M&Ms

It's hard to believe we're saying goodbye to guitar great Eddie Van Halen. His band won millions of fans on record and offstage, and won a reputation for offstage excess. But one of their most infamous stories - that they banned brown M&Ms from backstage - wasn't quite what it seemed.

By |2024-12-16T10:40:47-05:00October 7, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Drones Can Go Through Windows Now. That’s Good, Right?

There’s a quadcopter drone that uses spring-loaded arms and a process called "rapid aerial morphing" to fold itself up as it flies. So we’re a step closer to real-life Transformers.

By |2024-12-02T08:16:09-05:00July 24, 2019|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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