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Ed Sheeran’s rough night in Philadelphia

September 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 17 Views

Ed Sheeran returned to the stage for the first time since the controversy involved his one-time tour opener Macklemore blew up into an international story. Macklemore, of course, made two pro-Palestinian statements at

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CrimeUncharted

Gary Glitter was one of rock’s worst predator pedofiles. A new documentary uncovers everything.

September 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 18 Views

In the 1970s, Gary Glitter was one of glam rock’s biggest stars. His song, “Rock and Roll Part 2,” was a staple at sporting events all over the world. But then it was

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Recommended Music

Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox brings back Rammstein

September 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 16 Views

It’s a classic from the archives as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox find some Oktoberfest costumes and dig into Rammstein’s “Keine Lust” for Sunday Lunch.

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Funny/Weird

Our adorkably opera singer has discovered Live

September 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 12 Views

Elizabeth Zharoff is dong a pretty good job getting caught up on all the music she missed growing up. These reaction videos have become a lucrative side hustle with well over two million

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Music News

Sad news for fans of Phantom of the Paradise: Beef is dead. For real, this time.

September 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 46 Views

Phantom of the Paradise is the fantastically campy 1974 Brian De Palma film set in the world of music. The big star was Paul Williams (yes, the guy who wrote hits for The

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ConcertsMusic News

Squeeze what you can out of the season with Toronto’s Second Summer Festival

September 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25 Views

Autumn is almost here, but there’s at least one music event that is raging against the dying of the light. The Second Summer Festival (Sept 24-26) is a multi-venue festival in the west end

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Music News

Random music news for Saturday, September 19, 2026

September 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 41 Views

Looking to hook up online? Careful. That potential partner you’re talking to could be a bot. Let’s move to some real music news for September 19, 2026. BONUS: The Potty Song, brought to

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Tech

How many songs are being uploaded to streaming music services each day? More than you think.

September 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 58 Views

According to Luminate, the watcher of all things involving music consumption, has news for us. Every single day, 150,000 songs are uploaded to the streaming music services every day. Extrapolating things, that’s 1.050,000

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Television

South Park has retooled its theme song

September 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 60 Views

For 29 seasons, South Park‘s theme song–written and performed by Primus–has been altered several times. They’ve done it again for this year. They to, since Trey Parker and Matt Stone are trolling Trump

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Cool!Funny/WeirdMind-Blowing

This British band may have set the world record for the shortest song ever.

September 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 60 Views

Up until now, the English grindcore band Napalm Death held the record for the shortest song committed to record. “You Suffer,” released in 1987 runs exactly 1.316 seconds and appears on the album

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1086: The story of trip-hop

September 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Views

As of 2026, there are something like 250 million songs available to the streaming music services. How do we even begin to wrap our heads around a number like that? Well, the first

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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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