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Did you notice Liam’s rescue dog during the Oasis shows in Toronto?

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 9 min read

There’s been much written about Oasis’ first two reunion shows in North America, which happened at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on August 24 and 25, so I won’t rehash anything here. But I

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The One Minute Music Book Club: I Shot a Man in Reno–A History of Death, Murder, Suicide, Fire, Flood, Drugs, Disease, and General Misadventure

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

A morbid title, to be sure, but I Shot a Man in Reno–A History of Death, Murder, Suicide, Fire, Flood, Drugs, Disease, and General Misadventure by Graeme Thompson, is a wild ride through

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Speaking Gig

Here are the first dates for my Fall 2025 speaking tour!

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

After taking a bit of a summer break, I’ll be on the road again this fall with more speaking dates and personal appearances. Here’s the first tranche. More to come!

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Randy Rainbow’s new song is about King Trump

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Donald Trump isn’t a king–yet–but he’s sure trying hard to make it happen before whatever is causing his cognitive decline, right-side face droop, dragging right leg, weird posture, and hand bruises takes him.

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Movies

Let’s talk about the upcoming Green Day movie that’s going to premiere in Toronto next month

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

A documentary? No, this is a full-on comedy film entitled New Years Rev, which the band describes as their “love letter to all our favourite road trip movies.” It’ll have its world premiere

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Music News

Trump’s tariffs are now hurting record collectors, indie musicians, and indie labels (UPDATED)

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Despite what he claims, Trump’s tariffs are insane, a tax on the American people. Many companies are laying people off or going out of business entirely because they can’t afford the cost of

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: A cool history of magnetic audio tape, part 3

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Modern audio tape as we know it began with cigarettes. An Austrian named Fritz Pfleumer–the guy who invented the plastic drinking straw–was trying to come up with a cheap and classy alternative to

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 27, 2025

August 27, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Here’s why you might want to pay attention a mysterious Russian shortwave station called UVB-76. Now that I’ve jangled your nerves, calm down with music news for August 27, 2025. BONUS: Burning Man

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The former CEO’s Coldplay kiss cam lawsuit is probably dead on arrival: experts

August 26, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

One of the great memes of the summer was when Astronomy CEO Andy Byron was caught canoodling with his HR person, Kriston Cabot on the Coldplay kiss cam. This exposed their affair and

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Music News

The One Minute Music Book Club: I’m into Something Good by Harvey Lisberg

August 26, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

When he was still a young lad in England, Harvey Lisberg heard The Beatles and learned of the role of manager Brian Epstein. He decided that band management was his vocation. In the

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Music News

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Unveils 2025 Induction Series in two cities

August 26, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Over the last dozen years or so, there has been a flurry of events that (finally!) recognize the contributions of Canadian musicians over the decades. The next is LEGENDS, produced by The Canadian

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