I have a skin but I’m not alive, I speak when hands make me come alive. Hit me once, I’ll boom with sound, Hit me twice, and heads turn around. What am I?

you avoid it block it but your entire life still revolves around it

Army camp, kick out, computer startup. Dr. Martens, Blundstones, sh!tkickers. Snow, rain… yada, yada… I'm Canadian, you should know what I'm talking a ---- ??

I am known for magic, mischief, and inconvenient interpretations.

Let's get down to brass tacks. Historically used to signal battle or hunt, I'm the best instrument there is to be blunt. If you want to announce something loudly, there's no instrument better than me I'll say proudly.