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It’s time again for another one of my national speaking tours! Here’s where/when/ticket links

July 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 578 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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Crime

Four women have accused Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars of some pretty serious allegations

July 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 26 Views

Actor/musician Jared Leto is facing some pretty serious allegations. These go back around years ago to when all four women were teenagers. One says she had sex with him when she was 17,

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PodcastRadio

Here’s how Canadians listen to podcasts compared to other audio

July 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30 Views

According to some new data from Signal Hill Insights, nine out of 10 Canadians listen to some kind of audio, both ad-supported and otherwise. However, only 9% of ad-supported listening is going to

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MusicMusic NewsRecommended Music

Indie to Know: 5 Bands to Hear This Week

July 29, 2026 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments 27 Views

It’s Indie to Know, where I comb through the metric ton of emails we get at AJMT to find five bands that you have to hear this week. Yes, email doesn’t technically have

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Beck was initially embarrassed by “Loser”

July 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30 Views

“Loser” was the song that first brought our attention to Beck. When it arrived in 1993 as an indie single in the middle of the golden era of grunge, it immediately stood out

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Music News AJMT
Music News

Random music news for Wednesday, July 29, 2026

July 29, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30 Views

You want dystopian? This biohacker is cloning himself as a baby so he can eventually harvest its organs for himself. I…I can’t even… Let’s just go to music news for July 29, 2026.

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Concerts

One final report from Ottawa Bluesfest 2026: The Guess Who, The Sheepdogs, Rebelle

July 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 83 Views

[Photos by Ross MacDonald and Melody Maloney. Review by Karen Coughtrey. – AC] Sunday July 19th 2026 was day 9, the last night of Ottawa Bluesfest 2026. As Ottawa is celebrating its bicentennial

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Tech

Want to know how to spot deepfake music on YouTube and elsewhere online? Watch this.

July 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 76 Views

The technology that allows almost anyone to create realistic-looking AI artists just keeps getting better and better. Check out this chart of what people are searching for the most when it comes to

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The story behind the Better Call Saul theme

July 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 78 Views

When Breaking Bad ended, Better Call Saul stepped into the gap. When the show was greenlit, showrunner Vince Gilligan started looking for someone to write a theme song. He found his guy in

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music from the inbox
Recommended Music

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (July 28, 2026): RAT BOY, Tilly Louise, ME., & More!

July 28, 2026 Nerhys 0 Comments 67 Views

No time to read through the full article? Scroll to the bottom for a playlist of all 5 songs! RAT BOY Song: “HIGH LIFE”Album: CRASH!Release Date: June 26, 2026Location: Chelmsford, UKWhy I like

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Music News AJMT
Music News

Random music news for Tuesday, July 28, 2026

July 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 80 Views

Fikry is an AI that starts with good intentions, but then kinda loses its mind. Try it. And try music news for July 28, 2026. BONUS: RIP the guy who played the saxophone

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Concerts

Happy 50th anniversary, Hamilton’s Festival of Friends

July 27, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 109 Views

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Running a music festival is a perilous thing, a task that might be best left to ultra-optimistic, foolhardy dreamers. So many things can go

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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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