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My next national speaking tour continues TONIGHT in Vancouver. Here’s where/when/ticket links

September 11, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1341 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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Music News

Why didn’t NBC show the Soundgarden reunion gig at halftime of the Seahawks-Patriots game?

September 11, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 32 Views

The NFL season opened with a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl in Seattle on Wednesday with the Seahawks playing the Patriots. Maybe you saw Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready play the national anthem

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Music Industry

TIme for the weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report (10 Sept 2026)

September 11, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 18 Views

Sorry this is a day late, but I’m on the West Coast starting my national speaking tour and things are a little nuts. Better later than never, right? Here are the latest Canada

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1085: The history of the band t-shirt

September 11, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 19 Views

I have a wardrobe problem. Most of what I have consists of jeans, gym socks, sneakers, and lots and lots and lots of T-shirts. Of those T-shirts, at least 90% of them are

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The phrase “Elvis has left the building”

September 11, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 21 Views

I’m sure you’ve heard someone use the phrase “Elvis has left the building” in some kind of humorous or ironic way, or maybe even as some kind of catchphrase. But what does it

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Music News

Random music news for Friday, September 11, 2026

September 11, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25 Views

I was in Victoria, BC, this week, and I was happy to see this, which is also getting international attention. Now if I can have your attention for music news for September 11,

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ConcertsMusic News

Sorry AC/DC fans. The Toronto show at Rogers Stadium has been cancelled.

September 10, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 55 Views

A couple of weeks back, a vicious storm roared through Toronto, which the north end of the city taking the brunt of it. The winds were so strong that the storm almost completely

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Tech

In case you missed it, here’s the first folding iPhone: Introducing the iPhone Duo

September 10, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 47 Views

Apple’s fall event featured a number of cool things on Wednesday (September 9). but most of the attention is going to the new iPhone Duo, the company’s first folding phones. Folding mobiles have

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Ongoing History of New MusicRadio

Ongoing History Daily: Playing a song at the wrong speed

September 10, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Views

Back in the days when radio stations played vinyl, the DJ was always switching between records that played at different speeds. One of the most embarrassing things that could happen to you—and I

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Music News

Random music news for Thursday, September 10, 2026

September 10, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 61 Views

The Western Canadian leg of my national live podcast/speaking tour begins tonight in Victoria. By the time it’s over, I’ll be in Cape Breton. Details here. BONUS: “Space is big. Really big. You

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Music News

William Shatner’s metal band keeps adding members. The latest guitarist is a no-brainer.

September 9, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 78 Views

If Captain Kirk is going to front a metal band, then he should probably have an actual astrophysicist with him. And now he does. Queen guitarist Dr. Brian May (BSc PhD) knows quite

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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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