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My next national speaking tour continues TONIGHT in Edmonton. Get tickets here for all dates.

September 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1480 Views

It happens around once a year. I pack things up and take my Ongoing History of New Music/Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry Act on the road. This tour will be

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ControversyMusic News

Things go from bad to worse for Ed Sheeran and Macklemore is dropped from Loops tour

September 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 57 Views

Now that Macklemore is no longer part of Ed Sheeran’s Loops tour following his pro-Palestine speeches from the stage, things are getting much, much worse for Sheeran. First, all three openers on the

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Music News

The Macklemore/Ed Sheeran/Pro-Palestine situation isn’t going away. Here’s what we know so far.

September 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 56 Views

If you”re just joining us, Macklemore has been dropped as the opening act from Ed Sheeran‘s American stadium tour for leading a “Free Palestine” chant at the first two gigs at MetLife Stadium

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Music IndustryTech

Artists are still releasing music on CDs. Here’s what production looks behind the scenes

September 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 31 Views

Mary Spender is an artist who still believes in physical media. Here’s a video of her going through the pressing plant where her new CD is being manufactured. It’s worth a look. (Via

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Music News

Here’s the real story about the health crisis within New Order

September 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 28 Views

A few weeks back, an interview featuring Joy Division/New Order drummer Stephen Morris that seemed to indicated that he was stepping away from the band because of a serious health issue. The way

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MusicRecommended Music

Indie to Know: 5 Bands to Hear This Week

September 16, 2026 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments 34 Views

Another week, another 5 awesome tracks that you should listen to. The heaps of electronic mail, links, suggestions and carrier pigeons have delivered some good stuff yet again: psychedelic rock, loud rock and…

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The most expensive White Stripes single

September 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 33 Views

If you’re into the White Stripes and Jack White and you’re looking for the Holy Grail of those songs, you want a 7-inch single released on October 3. 1998, released on Italy Records,

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CrimeMusic News

Random music news for Wednesday, September 16, 2026

September 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 32 Views

The planet Mercury is shrinking. Donald Trump blames Joe Biden. Let’s leave that behind for music news for September 16. 2026.

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Music News

An LA punk band created a 10-hour spoken word anti-ICE album

September 15, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 58 Views

Gottlieb is an LA punk band who isn’t a fan of ICE. They’ve released a 10-hour spoken word “demoralization” album designed to played at high volume over speakers at protests, detention centres, and

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Concerts

Oasis finally announces 2027 tour. Here’s a trailer.

September 15, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 59 Views

Oasis played about 40 gigs on their 2025 reunion tour. After taking a year off to count their millions, they’re ready to head out on another leg in 2027. So far, the only

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Uncharted

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 073: Forgotten music festival disasters, part 2

September 15, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 39 Views

It’s always risky when you corral a bunch of humans in a field for one, two, three days, or more. The promise is that everyone will have fun experiencing music and the company

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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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