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

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 33 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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Speaking Gig

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

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 323 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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Funny/Weird

A brilliant and very funny presentation of misheard lyrics

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 42 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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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 91143 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 37 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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Concerts

More Ottawa Bluesfest: Lord Huron, Royal Ortis and more

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 33 Views

[More work from Ross MacDonald, Karen Coughtrey, and Melody Maloney. – AC] Night 6 of the 2026 Edition of Ottawa Bluesfest saw 4 bands take to the RBC Mainstage. Headliners Lord Huron were

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Music News

Ongoing History Daily: A history of smashing instruments (part 2)

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 35 Views

Last time, we went through a list of important artists in the history of smashing instruments onstage. The 80s were a quiet time for guitar destruction, probably because synth-based music was in the

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Music News

Random music news for Wednesday, July 22, 2026

July 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 40 Views

Vlad. Mutant strawberries and deer blood baths aren’t gonna work. However, music news for July 22, 2026, will certainly help. BONUS: Modern cars can be hacked. Here’s the latest worry.

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Uncharted

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 069: Music’s greatest conspiracies, part 2

July 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 86 Views

Given the complexity of life today, it’s easy to fall into these rabbit holes. Humans naturally look for patterns in their existence. If we see something, we instinctively look for connections and causes.

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Music Industry

The growing trend in music: Hybrid genres

July 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 73 Views

Humans love to create order by putting things with commonalities into separate piles. This is the whole basis of music genres. But then you hear a song, and you think, “Yeah, that’s kinda

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Deezer says that 50% of new music being uploaded is AI

July 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 74 Views

Deezer, the Paris-based streamer, is sounding the AI music alarm louder than all its competitors. It’s now warning of a new milestone. As of June 2026, 90,000 AI-generated tracks were uploaded every day.

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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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