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Uncharted

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 49: Dave Navarro, Witness to Murder

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Imagine being David, a 15-year-old kid growing up in Southern California. You’re already typically confused because, well, you’re 15. You’re an only child. Mom and Dad have divorced, resulting in a joint custody

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Music Industry

This is your weekly Canadian Vinyl, CD, and streaming report (18 Sept 2025)

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Another week, another sales gain for vinyl over CDs. Streaming is up, too. Here are the official numbers from Luminate. Streaming numbers:

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PodcastSurveyTech

Canadian monthly podcast listening just going up

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

As the creator of two podcasts, this news warms my heart. According to a new Signal Hill study, 46% of Canadians 18+ indulge in podcasts, up from 39% last year. Year-over-year, that’s a

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Television

This Jimmy Kimmel suspension is political and wrong

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

With each passing day, I’m more and more grateful I live in Canada. ABC’s decision to take Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely stinks. His comments about Charlie Kirk’s death–anodyne by any standards–irked

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Documentary

The new Ozzy Osbourne documentary arrives October 7. Here’s the trailer.

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Before he died, Ozzy Osbourne was involved with the making of a documentary that covered his later years. Ozzy: No Escape from Now covers the last six years of his life as he

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ConcertsDocumentary

In the mood for a Depeche Mode IMAX concert film?

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Good. Because it’s coming. Shot on the 2023 Memento Mori tour during a stop in Mexico City (a major Depeche Mode market where they played in front of 200,000 over three shows), Depeche

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: A fascinating electric guitar story

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Les Paul, one of the pioneers of the electric guitar, tells a story about how he came up with some early ideas for electrifying an acoustic guitar. In the late 20s, he was

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Recommended Music

New Music from the Inbox: David Byrne, Alice Phoebe Lou, Big Thief, and more!

September 18, 2025 Zoe Orion 0 Comments 2 min read

Artist: Emile MosseriSong: Coyote This is the latest single from Oscar nominated film-composer and singer-songwriter Emile Mosseri. It follows the release of his second solo album earlier in 2025, tryin to be born.

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Music News AJMT
Music News

Random music news for Thursday, September 18, 2025

September 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4 min read

BONUS: LEt’s take a look at the Zach Bryan-Gavin Adcock almost-fight. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gavin Adcock (@gavinadcockmusic)

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Music News

The winner of the 2025 Polaris Music Prize is Yves Jarvis

September 17, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

After a year of nominations, debate, and kvetching among about 200 music industry boffins, the Grand Jury appointed for the Polaris Music Prize made its decision last night on the best Canadian album

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Funny/WeirdMusic News

The Foo Fighters teased a tour with a jokey AI message

September 17, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Over the last week, the Foo Fighters played two small shows in California to introduce new drummer Ilan Rubin. Now Dave Grohl has shared a jokey AI video that teases a tour. “Hey,

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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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