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Uncharted

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, Episode 066: The Life and Crimes of Keith Richards (Part 1)

May 26, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 11 Views

In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne volunteered to be evaluated by doctors. They wanted to learn why, given everything he’d put himself through with drugs, alcohol, and everything else, he wasn’t dead. When the results

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Music News

What happened with rock at the American Music Awards? Let’s take a look

May 26, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8 Views

If you’re the awards show type, the American Music Awards were held last night (May 25) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Let’s look at the rock categories. (Hey, it’s

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Ongoing History Daily: Some milestones in radio

May 26, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7 Views

A hundred years ago, radio was still a wild new invention. Commercial broadcasts had only been around for a few years. This brings me to a couple of milestones. On May 13, 1897—130

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New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (May 26, 2026): Mad Tab, Jordy, Horace Pinker, & More!

May 26, 2026 Nerhys 0 Comments 8 Views

No time to ready through the article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 songs in one playlist! Mad Tab Song: “Awake”Album: SingleRelease Date: April 16, 2026Location: Southern CaliforniaWhy I like it: Fun,

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 26, 2026

May 26, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 18 Views

The Real Housewives of New Jersey has everyone googling the term “slam pig.” Don’t. Just…don’t. Stick with music news for May 26, 2026, instead. BONUS: Turns out the “steroid Olympics” was a total

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Music Industry

Will the ticketing industry be fixed by banning scalpers?

May 25, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 89 Views

No. But let’s get into it, anyway. Scalping has been a problem in the live event industry for at least 171 years. In 1855, Jenny Lind, a singer known as “The Swedish Songbird”

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Stephen Colbert was off TV for 23 hours before he did this public access show with Jack White and Eminem [UPDATE]

May 25, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 145 Views

The Late Show may have ended Thursday might, but less than 24 hours later, Stephen Colbert was back on TV in Monroe, Michigan, on the town’s public access channel. No live audience, no

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Survey says: Studies about music

May 25, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 88 Views

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’m forever being sent the results of various music surveys. Most are barely-disguised ads for a company repackaged by a marketing company to look

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Music News

Ongoing History Daily: Damon Albarn takes the family to North Korea

May 25, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90 Views

Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz is a curious sort and loves to explore the world. He’s also worried that because of his success, he’s been making it too easy for his children,

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Music News

Random music news for Monday, May 25, 2026

May 25, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 94 Views

Anyone up for an AI-made sci-fi film? Here’s the trailer for Hell Grind. Now some human-generated music news for May 25, 2026. BONUS:What if The Shawshank Redemption was released in 1976? Then one

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Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox is all about Korn

May 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 114 Views

I think this is a brand new performance from the kitchen as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox belt out “Blind” by Korn.

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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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