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We’re learning more about the killing of Ian Watkins, the evil former lead singer of Lostprophets

May 9, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 99 Views

For a while earlier in the century, Wales’ Lostprophets had a moment with a worldwide fanbase. Then we learned about the horrible perversions of lead singer Ian Watkins. I covered his crimes on

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Documentary

The Oasis reunion documentary has a release date

May 9, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 61 Views

The reason the Oasis tour took so long to organize is because they wanted to cover everything from every conceivable angle from start to finish. Naturally, a comprehensive documentary documenting the whole thing

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Music News AJMT
Music News

Random music news for Saturday, May 9, 2026

May 9, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 60 Views

The newest trend in Brazil involves Whatsapp and whistling. Moving to music news for May 9, 2026… BONUS: Some churches are preparing for the arrival of aliens. For them, this is serious business.

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ConcertsMusic Industry

Live Nation doesn’t seem to be afraid of “Blue Dot Fever”

May 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 81 Views

“Blue Dot Fever” is the phrase of the week. It describes the horror felt by artists, managers, promoters, and venues when the Tickemaster seating chart shows a sea of blue dots indicating unsold

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Recommended Music

Mike D of The Beastie Boys drops his first solo song

May 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 83 Views

Well, this is a surprise. After being on the sidelines for years, Mike D is back with something that began with “a low-pressure experiment at Mike’s home studio” featuring his sons Davis and

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1083: The 50 biggest all-time alt-rock one-hit wonders (BONUS SHOW!)

May 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 87 Views

If a newspaper makes a mistake or leaves something out in a story, they print a correction as soon as they can. If something erroneous is posted on a website, etiquette requires an

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Right place, wrong time

May 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 81 Views

Sometimes you miss a big break by that much. Nirvana’s original drummer, Chad Channing, began to lose interest in the band in 1990 despite having just gone on a rather successful UK tour.

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Music News

Random music news for Friday, May 8, 2026

May 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90 Views

If you’re as big a fan of The Boys as I am, you’re going to want to know about this for the finale. You’ll also want to know about music news for May

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Music Industry

Here’s the weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report (07 May 2026)

May 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 110 Views

The second third of 2026 has begun. Let’s see where Luminate says we are in terms of cd and vinyl sales as well as streaming.   Streaming numbers:

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Music Industry

Here are the winners for the 2026 Live Music Awards

May 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 113 Views

Departure, the conference and music festival descended from Canadian Music Week, is on now in Toronto. Last night (May 6), the Live Music Awards took place, honouring the best in live music in

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Music News

Just in time for summer: Tragically Hip ice cream

May 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 106 Views

The Tragically Hip knows that Canadians love a good summer treat. They’ve teamed up with Kawartha Dairy (in Bobcaygeon, of course), to release a new Hip ice cream. It’s “maple whisky flavoured, with

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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.

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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