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Music History

Announcing my UK Legends of Rock Music History Tour!

February 16, 2026 Alan Cross Royal Irish Tours,  UK Music Tour

About eight years ago, I led a music tour of London with group of music fans. It was fantastic fun, and we agreed to do it again. But just as

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Documentary

The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is coming to theatres

February 16, 2026 Alan Cross CFNY,  Documentary,  Spirt of Radio,  Theatres

Our little documentary on the Spirit of Radio Years at CFNY (1977-1991-ish) has done VERY well in its 60-minute cut on TVO’s YouTube channel, running up 120,000 views as of

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Conspiracy
Global News Content

The Kurt-Cobain-was-murdered conspiracy people are back. Watch as I debunk EVERYTHING about that.

February 16, 2026 Alan Cross Conspiracy,  Debunk,  Kurt Cobain,  Murdered

[This was my weekly column for Global.ca. – AC] When something bad happens, we want to know why. The weirder and worse the event, the more we need to know.

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Crime

The Epstein files claim another music industry person

February 16, 2026 Alan Cross Agency,  Epstein Files,  Wasserman

The Epstein files are NOT going away. As sleuths and independent computer boffins go through the millions of documents and log everything in searchable databases (like this and this), the

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Survey

Do you work in the trades? There’s a new survey on the most popular types of music on the jobsite.

February 16, 2026 Alan Cross Jobsite,  Music,  Trades

This is an American study from a company called SupplyHouse, but I think we can extrapolate things a little for Canada. The study tracked 532 trade workers about what they

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: When David Bowie declined a knighthood

February 16, 2026 Alan Cross David Bowie,  Knighthood

Being declared a knight is one of the highest honours one can get in the UK. Many musicians have been knighted: Mick Jagger, Van Morrison, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Paul

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Music News

Random music news for Monday, February 16, 2026

February 16, 2026 Alan Cross Jeffrey Epstein

It’s not your imagination: More bots are sweeping through the internet and a lot of them seem to be coming from Langzhou in China. Moving to music news for February

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Recommended Music

Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox summons Aerosmith

February 15, 2026 Alan Cross Aerosmith,  Cover Version,  Robert Fripp,  Sunday :Lunch,  Toyah Willcox

A few special effects, a reappearance of masked guitarist Sidney Jake, and a new costume for Toyah all come together for this edition of Sunday Lunch and their version of

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Television

Report: Canadian TV viewing is WAY different than the US or UK.

February 15, 2026 Alan Cross Canada,  Television,  ThinkTV

A company called ThinkTV is interested in what Canadians watch on their TVs. Their data show that we aren’t like Americans or Brits in this regard. Not at all, in

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Funny/Weird

Our adorable opera singer reacts to Oasis

February 15, 2026 Alan Cross Charismatic Voice,  Elizabeth Zharoff,  Oasis,  Opera Singer,  Reaction Video

Elizabeth Zharoff, otherwise known as The Charismatic Voice, has more than two million people subscribed to her YouTube channel where she reacts to songs she’s never heard before. The hook

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Funny/Weird

This music video shows why the internet is necessary

February 15, 2026 Alan Cross Guns 'N Roses,  Rubber Chickens,  Sweet Child O' Mine

When Tim Berners-Lee created the protocols for the World Wide Web more than 35 years ago, he had no idea where things might go. Who could have foreseen that this

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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. OUT NOW!

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