It's time to get the band back together! Yes, that's right. With the BlackBerry 10 launch event happening on January 30th and BlackBerry 10 Jam Europe happening on February 5-6, 2013, for Alec Saunders and the band, the wait is over. To celebrate, they're looking to do one more BlackBerry Jam video and are looking for suggestions on what the next song they do should be. Have a suggestion? Send a tweet using the hastag #BB10Song. Personally, given Kevin's long hair I think he should be in the video as well. They can have him do some headbanging while playing the triangle or cowbell or something like that. Ding!
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