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Uncharted

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 50: The Miami Showband Massacre

September 30, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

The 1970s were a dangerous time in Ireland. An era called “The Troubles” began in the late 60s. It was Protestants vs. Catholics, British loyalists against Irish unionists, the British Army vs. the

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ControversyMovies

This is NOT what AI should be used for. Meet Tilly Norwood.

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5 min read

I’ll say it again: I want AI to do all the things I don’t want to do so I’m freed up to do things I want to do. I also don’t want my

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Tech

This “ethical AI” platform promises to pay musicians each time their music is used for AI training.

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

[SINGAPORE] – I’ve spent the week at the All That Matter conference in Singapore, a major gathering of music boffins from across Asia. It’s really one of the best events for learning about

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ConcertsInterview

An interview with Amos the Transparent

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8 min read

[Ross MacDonald was our correspondent for this one. – AC] Before the show, AJMT got a heads up that Ottawa’s indie alt-rockers Amos The Transparent were going to be releasing a new album

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The most terrifying song ever?

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

There are plenty of scary songs from all genres. But what’s the most terrifying, the most frightening song of all? It might be a 10-minute track called “Frankie Teardrop” by a New York

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Music News

New Music from the Inbox: Eunike Tanzil, Amy Lennox, Geese, and more!

October 2, 2025 Zoe Orion 0 Comments 3 min read

Artist: Eunike TanzilSong: Pink SakuraAlbum: The First of Everything Classical composer and pianist Eunike Tanzil’s debut album is made up of musical snapshots of a series of significant firsts in her life. She

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Music News AJMT
Music News

Random music for Thursday, October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Fun history: The first person to ever appear on live television was an office worker. Moving to music news for October 2, 2025… BONUS: Um, okay. This is “Joe from the Swamps.” “Joe”

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Music News

The Taliban has shut down the internet in Afghanistan indefinitely

October 1, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Imagine living with no internet. That’s what’s happening in Afghanistan now after the Taliban cut off all internet access to the country for the foreseeable future. This affects all fibre connections to the

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Crime

Here’s an update on the D4vd situation

October 1, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

If you’re just joining the story, here’s a recap. Back on September 8, someone noticed a terrible smell coming from a Tesla Model X in an LA impound lot. When police opened the

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DocumentaryMusic History

Bif Naked finally gets the documentary she deserves

October 1, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Bif Naked has a music career that stretches back decades. She’s experienced tremendous success along with major challenges, including a battle with breast cancer. She’s now the subject of a proper documentary. Let’s

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Recommended Reading

Axl Rose is getting a graphic novel where he has to save the human race

October 1, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Sumerian Comics, a publisher who loves doing this kind of thing, has announced Appetite for Destruction, a multi-volume graphic novel dedicated to Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose. A spokesman for the publisher

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Metal-loving termites

October 1, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Termites can be terrible pests, causing tremendous damage to buildings. Getting rid of them can be very difficult, too. If you’ve got an infestation, it could be because you’re playing too much metal

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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry

Have I got a story for you! Award-winning Music Historian and host of the chart-topping Ongoing History of New Music Podcast Alan Cross unleashes his next amazing podcast. In every episode, Alan Cross takes you inside unbelievable true stories of crime, murder, scandal, strange deaths, unexplainable events, and the general mayhem from the music industry through the decades. There is a lot of bad behaviour that needs to be talked about. It’s a one-of-a-kind podcast featuring true crime stories from the world of music. OUT NOW!

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