B.C. comedian Peter Hudson has released his first single.

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The box-like helmet was custom-made at Industrial Plastics and Paints in Nanaimo.

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HudsonB次元官网网址檚 next single is coming out April 20 and will be a cannabis-themed take on a classic rock song. Among the other tracks on the record are a power ballad and even a disco tune. He said the full album will be released May 1.

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