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This is your weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report (02 Oct 2026)

October 2, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 16 Views

Sorry for the delay, but I’m in the UK all this week and next and the local workload and time zones are making it tough to keep certain things timely. Here are the

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RIP radio legend David Marsden: Here’s the Globe and Mail obituary

October 2, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20 Views

When someone David Marsden knew passed away, he would always refer to that person as someone who “got their wings.” Last Friday, David received his own set, passing away at the age of

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Photos and a review of Gogol Bordello, That Handsome Devile & Pons at History in Ottawa

October 2, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 18 Views

[This is all from Ming Wu. – AC] The last time I saw the American punk rock band Gogol Bordello was at the Toronto Urban Roots Festival in 2014. They were so great

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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)

October 2, 2026 Alan Cross 27 Comments 93116 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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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1088: A timeline of technological advances in music

October 2, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 16 Views

This probably won’t come as a shock, but I’m something of a nerd when it comes to technology. Yeah, I like gadgets and devices and toys and machines that go “ping,” but I’m

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Ongoing History Daily: The weird Hollerado fan album

October 2, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 18 Views

Hollerado is a weirdly creative bunch of guys. Take the case of their album, 111 Songs. Someone in the group came up with the idea of writing a song for every fan who

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Random music news for Friday. October 2, 2026

October 2, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 23 Views

If you’re old enough, this will make you sad. The voice of Topo Gigio has died at the age of 100. IYKYK. As for music news on Friday, October 2, 2026… BONUS: What

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Why is Trump so adamant on changing the name from “AI” to “SI?” It’s all one big criminal scam.

October 1, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 70 Views

What’s wrong with called artificial intelligence “AI?” Trump doesn’t like it. He’s signed an executive order changing its name to “SI.” Why? He says it’s because “super intelligence” is a better descriptor of

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So now that we know about the new U2 album, what about a tour?

October 1, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 77 Views

Now that we know that Carnaval de Luz will be released on November 13, what about a tour? U2Songs.com (which is an excelllent site for information), speculates the following:

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Ongoing History Daily: The making of Nirvana’s Unplugged

October 1, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 57 Views

On November 18, 1993, Nirvana went to Sony Music Studios in New York to perform an unplugged gig for MTV.  It was broadcast on TV and turned into a CD that came out

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Random music news for Thursday, October 1, 2026

October 1, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 56 Views

Lt. Sulu is going to bequeath a US$21 million fortune to charity when he dies. Brilliant! Moving to music news for October 2, 2026… BONUS: There will be a Family Guy Halloween special

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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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