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This might be the only way to stop the tsunami of musical AI slop

September 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 19 Views

Depending on whom you ask, anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 song uploads to Spotify are AI creations–slop, in other words. Other stream platform report more or less the same numbers. Deezer, for example,

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Uncharted

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 074: The mysterious death of Bobby Fuller

September 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 21 Views

The cops reported it as a suicide, another musician who had washed out of the business and took his own life. Sad, but common stuff. The police had seen it all before. There

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Radio

Uh-oh. This isn’t good news for radio in the car.

September 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 23 Views

AM radio has been enjoyed in cars since the early 1930s. FM radio (such as it was back then) first appeared in car radios in the early 1950s. Since then, the car has

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Music History

Before Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor was in bands like this. Watch.

September 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 19 Views

Before Trent Reznor settled on Nine Inch Nails in 1988, he was part of a series of Cleveland bands that went nowhere. And none of them sounded like NIN. Option 30: A new-wavey

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: “Mr. Brightside” is The Killers song that won’t die

September 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20 Views

“Mr. Brightside” was the first-ever single from The Killers. It was released on September 29, 2003, and in Britain, it has never, ever gone away. It’s been on and off the British charts

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New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (September 29, 2026): Sleepwalk, Wine Lips, Sleep In., & More!

September 29, 2026 Nerhys 0 Comments 16 Views

No time to read the full article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist! Sleepwalk Song: “Sandbox”Album: SingleRelease Date: August 27, 2026Location: Chicago, IllinoisWhy I like it: Shoegaze-y alt

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Music News

Random music news for Tuesday, September 29, 2026

September 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 19 Views

Radio signals from an exoplanet! Yay! Aliens? No. Damn. But as a consolation, here’s music news for September 29, 2026. BONUS: And speaking of cassettes…

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Radio

David Marsden, the architect of CFNY and the Spirit of Radio, has died

September 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 78 Views

David Marsden, the man who built the original CFNY and guided the station through its Spirit of Radio years, has died. He was 85. David suffered a fall about a week ago and

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Concerts

Ozzy’s final show will be in theatres next month. Here’s a trailer.

September 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 37 Views

You know that an event as big as Back to the Beginning, the final show for Ozzy and Black Sabbath back on July 5, 2025, had to come with a documentary. And it

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Music News

Pearl Jam makes a brilliant (if slightly unexpected) hire for their new drummer.

September 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 80 Views

Ever since Matt Cameron announced he was stepping away from Pearl Jam after 27 years, there was endless speculation about who would fill his spot. Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), Brad Wilk (Rage Against

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If you’re a fan of the early days of NYC, you need this new book by Legs McNeil

September 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 48 Views

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Fifty years ago, a series of events on both sides of the Atlantic conspired to give birth to a new strain of rock that

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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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