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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 071: Music’s greatest conspiracies, part 4

August 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 36 Views

There was a time when, if something appeared in the media, we tended to believe it. After all, the news wouldn’t lead us wrong. We trusted newspapers and TV and radio. Didn’t they

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Cool!Music News

Check out these incredible guitars, inspired by The  Tragically Hip 

August 18, 2026 Amber Healy 0 Comments 62 Views

Downtown Kingston is gearing up for the biggest weekend it’s seen in ages — maybe 10 years — as part of the anniversary of the final concert from The Tragically Hip, on August

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Music IndustryTech

How bad is AI slop on streaming music services?

August 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 52 Views

All the streaming music services are being hit with a deluge of AI slop that no one asked for. Deezer, the Paris-based streamer, is the most transparent about the problem. Over at Spotify,

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Funny/Weird

Josh Homme announced a new Queens of the Stone Age album in a most bloody way. Ouch.

August 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 60 Views

There’s a new Queens of the Stone Age album entitled Perfecth coming on September 30. Josh Homme and guitarist/keyboardist Dean Ferita announced its existence this way. It did not go well for Josh.

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Who invented the concept album?

August 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 54 Views

A concept album is a record that has a narrative, theme, or story that links all the songs together in a unified way. Green Day’s American Idiot qualifies as such a record. Dig

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music from the inbox
Recommended Music

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (August 18, 2026): Sweetbreads, Shiv and the Carvers, Boyhood, & More!

August 18, 2026 Nerhys 0 Comments 50 Views

No time to read the full article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist! Sweetbreads Song: “Punisher of Love”Album: SingleRelease Date: January 14, 2026Location: New York City, New YorkWhy

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Music News

Random music news for Tuesday, August 18, 2026

August 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 62 Views

Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. There are plans for a movie starring the Pillsbury Doughboy. No shortage of fresh stuff for music news for August 18, 2026. BONUS: If you’re a

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Music Industry

There is something very, very wrong with the health of professional music journalism

August 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 75 Views

[This was my weekly column for Globalnews.ca. – AC] I spend a couple of hours each morning scouring online sources for the latest music news and recommendations. Some of what I find gets

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Music News

It’s The Tragically Hip’s week across Canada – here’s how to participate

August 17, 2026 Amber Healy 0 Comments 84 Views

I just arrived in Kingston Sunday night and there are reminders of this week’s festivities marking the 10th anniversary of the final concert from The Tragically Hip everywhere. The band’s faces are on

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Medical Mysteries of Music

Why does the human brain need pop concerts? Let’s as a neuroscientist.

August 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 71 Views

Pop music isn’t my thing, but for billions of people, it’s their favourite genre. It also turns out that the brains of these pop fans need pop music, specifically pop concerts. Why? Bala

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Concerts

AC/DC pop-up stores are coming to Canada

August 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 329 Views

Pop-up stores selling tour merch weren’t much of a thing until just a few years ago. Now, though, they’ve been found to generate HUGE amounts of revenue (I’m looking at you, Oasis), EVERYONE

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alan cross uk rock tour

This September, Cross will be leading the UK Legends of Rock: Music History Tour, a 10-day tour of England that will take participants from London to Liverpool and Manchester to learn about its musical legends — The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Freddie Mercury, Led Zeppelin, Amy Winehouse, Oasis, Joy Division, The Smiths and more.

For full details and the itinerary, go here.

Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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.

The Science of Song by Alan Cross

This illustrated book explores how music and the ways we experience it has transformed over the years and the science behind all of it. It starts with the basics — how does sound work? and what, exactly, is music?

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