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My next national speaking tour begins Wednesday. Here’s where/when/ticket links

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1172 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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CrimeUncharted

A Mexican indie musician and his entire family were murdered on Tuesday

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 12 Views

Camilo Séptimo is a Mexican indie rock band. Keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez, his pregnant wife, Ana Paula, his 3-year-old daughter, the 21-year-old family nanny, and their dog were all murdered in Mexico City on

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Concerts

One more report from the Montreal stop on the 2026 Vans Warped Tour (this is part 4)

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 14 Views

[Once again the photos are by Ross MacDonald and the text comes from Mark Laurin. – AC] Warped Tour Day Two Showed Just How Wide The Alternative Music Spectrum Has Become Getting off

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Music History

What’s the connection between Joey Ramone and just-fired pro-Trump Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo?

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 23 Views

If you follow what’s happening in the media, Fox Business fired longtime anchor Mario Bartiromo for allegedly finking on the company to the Trump administration. She wanted to run a goofy China-helped-rig-the-2020-election story

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Music News

GWAR and football, together at last!

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 19 Views

As the CFL sails into the final quarter of the season and with the NFL regular season about to start, GWAR has announced that it has entered the universe of football–or as they

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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)

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 27 Comments 92616 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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Ongoing History of New MusicRadio

Ongoing History Daily: The worldwide Mars radio project of 1924

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 15 Views

Here’s a story about the old days of radio. In 1924, there were all kinds of stories about life on Mars. Might the beings living there be trying to communicate with Earth? An American

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CrimeMusic News

Random music news for Friday, September 4, 2026

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 26 Views

Miss the Blue Screen of Death? Here’s a chance to relive those memories. Now for some music news for September 4, 2026. BONUS: Have you ever heard of “Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?” It’s

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Music Industry

Canada’s SOCAN sues Suno over copyright infringement in the making of AI music

September 3, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 46 Views

SOCAN is Canada’s performing rights organization and, as such, is responsible for policing the use of music made by its thousands of members. Its job is to make sure its artists are paid

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DocumentaryMusic History

Here is the trailer for the Neil Peart documentary

September 3, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 47 Views

The Professor is finally getting the documentary treatment. Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple will get its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before debuting on the CBC on September 23. The doc

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Music Industry

Let’s look at the weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report (03 Sept 2026)

September 3, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 37 Views

CD sales edged up a little, contributing to what appears to be something of a comeback. Meanwhile, it was a slow week for vinyl. Let’s check in with Luminate.   Streaming numbers:

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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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