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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 354 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 IndustryMusic News

CD sales are trending up? Yes. And here’s why.

July 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 Views

If you go back and check any of my weekly reports on Canadian CD and vinyl sales (here’s the latest), you’ll see that after months and months of decline, CD sales are once

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Music Industry

This is your weekly Canadian vinyl and CD sales report (23 July 2026)

July 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7 Views

As we approach the middle of summer, here’s where sales of vinyl and CDs stand. And how much music are we streaming? Luminate has the answers.   Streaming numbers:

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Concerts

Even MORE Ottawa Bluesfest coverage: Billy Bragg, Social Distortion, and Jamie Webster

July 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 12 Views

[Review by Melody Maloney with photos by Melody Maloney and Ross MacDonald. – AC] Thursday’s Hard Rock stage lineup at Ottawa Bluesfest 2026 was one I’d been looking forward to since it was

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PBS picks up our documentary, CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

July 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 65 Views

The momentum continues for our documentary on CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, a film about the station covering the period from 1977 through to the early 90s. After a series of very successful

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: More on the iTunes end-user license agreement

July 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 11 Views

We’ve all been faced with end-user license agreements or “EULAs.” They come in the form of dialogue boxes that pop up when we’re installing new software or hoping to use a certain product

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New Music from the Inbox: Laci Kaye Booth, Ryan Beatty, Satya, and more!

July 23, 2026 Zoe Orion 0 Comments 10 Views

Artist: Laci Kaye BoothSong: PatheticAlbum: Love Ain’t For The Faint Of Heart This new single is from Laci Kaye Booth’s upcoming album, out September 18. Listen: Artist: Ryan BeattySong: White LightningAlbum: Sweet Fortune

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Music News

Random music news for Thursday, July 23, 2026

July 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 10 Views

This food truck’s cheeky slogan got them tossed from their parking spot. Hey, I laughed. Moving to music news for July 23, 2026, 23 have this. BONUS: Zoom fatigue is real. Science confirms

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Funny/Weird

A brilliant and very funny presentation of misheard lyrics

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 83 Views

Back in the very early 80s, I was the drummer in a power trio. Our singer was my best buddy Charlie, the most shy and introverted person you’d ever meet. But after three

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Music CatalogMusic Industry

Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 27 Comments 91180 Views

[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are

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Indie to Know: 5 Bands to Hear This Week

July 22, 2026 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments 65 Views

Welcome to Indie to Know where we introduce you to five indie bands that you should give a listen to this week before everyone else hears them. Lets get down to it! Garrett

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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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