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Interview with Guitarist Jason Becker Two decades After His ALS Diagnosis

Interview with Guitarist Jason Becker Two decades After His ALS Diagnosis Jason Becker does the Ice Bucket Challenge — screenshot from YouTube.One this past summer's biggest crazes was the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, as hundreds if not thousands of people poured buckets of icy water over their heads, then posted video clips of the stunt to YouTube, all in…

Band The New Pornographers Asks Fans To Contribute To ALS Society

Band The New Pornographers Asks Fans To Contribute To ALS Society Members of the Vancouver band The New PornographersThe CD booklet inside Canadian indie pop-rock band The New Pornographer’s latest album, Together, has a message “in memory of Lynn Calder — please contribute to the ALS Society of Canada.” Lynn is singer-keyboardist Kathryn Calder’s mother…