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

September 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1273 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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ConcertsMusic News

Oasis continues to tease 2027 live dates with some clever social media.

September 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 46 Views

With the release of the reunion documentary, Don’t Let Back in Anger, this week. There will be a lot of Oasis talk. Much of it will be taken up by rumours of the

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Music News

Let’s get caught up on Soundgarden. What’s happening with the new album and tomorrow night’s reunion gig?

September 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 46 Views

Although Chris Cornell remains stubbornly unavailable, Soundgarden is going ahead with both a final album and a reunion. The final album will consist of vocal tracks Chris left behind. It took years of

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Concerts

A final report from the Montreal stop on the 2026 Vans Warped Tour with photos and a review (Part 4 of 4)

September 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30 Views

[Wrapping up the assignment is photographer Ross MacDonald and reviewer Mark Laurin. – AC] New Old-School Punk and Some Dark Theatre As the sun was getting lower in the late afternoon sky it

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Notes on vinyl collecting

September 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 32 Views

Let’s talk about collecting rare vinyl records.  How much is any given record worth?  It depends on two things. First, demand.  You may have a one-of-a-kind recording, but if no one else cares,

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New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (September 8, 2026): The Drowns, Sweet Gloom, Bayside, & More!

September 8, 2026 Nerhys 0 Comments 30 Views

No time to read the full article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist! The Drowns Song: “Have a Heart”Album: SingleRelease Date: August 7, 2026Location: Seattle, WashingtonWhy I like

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 8, 2026

September 8, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 45 Views

That’s it. Back to work. Back to school. The next three months are a sprint to the Christmas season. The only way forward is through. Heads down, tools up. Music news for September

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Music Industry

At least one music apocalypse has been averted. Here’s what you need to know.

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 49 Views

Copyright is one of the oldest laws still in use. The rules regarding the “right to copy” intellectual property were first protected by Great Britain’s Statute of Anne in 1710. The US followed

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An old stack of records sits in front of a shelf full of vinyl in a local record store.
Music News

Now that Labour Day weekend is over, it’s time to look ahead to albums coming this fall

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Views

Yeah, it’s Labour Day weekend, which always comes with all kinds of melancholy feels. But when it comes to music, it’s an unofficial starting line for fourth-quarter album releases. Here’s what’s on the

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It’s Labour Day Monday. What was the Song of the Summer?

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 45 Views

There are people who are obsessed with naming the song that best captured the summer gone by, hence the number of articles you’ll see about the Song of the Summer of 2026. Spotify

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Ongoing History Daily: Jobs of rock stars before they were famous

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 52 Views

No one is born a famous rock star. There are years of dues-paying that come before the fame, often including some pretty mundane day jobs.

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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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