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Instant AI podcasts from Amazon: Another example of a solution to a problem no one has.

May 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25 Views

There’s a certain malaise that’s spreading through the population. For years now, we’ve been forced to accept a parade of “innovations” that the tech bros insist will make everyone’s life better. “These things

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Funny/Weird

Randy Rainbow is back with another anti-Trump banger

May 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 27 Views

America’s National Treasure (well, next to Dolly Parton, of course), Randy Rainbow has returned with another swipe at the Trump administration. They must hate him in the West Wing.

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ConcertsMusic News

A Canadian restaurant chain wants to come to the rescue of indie musicians

May 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 33 Views

When it comes to finding places to play for emerging and indie musicians, it’s dire out there. Venues are scaling back on live music. Others are closing down completely, victims of gentrification and/or

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Music Industry

The most famous album cover art studio has been sold

May 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 26 Views

The 1970s were the golden age for album artwork. With money to burn and no such thing as Photoshop, millions were spent on creating eye-catching art. Of all the photographers and studios of

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History daily: Concert tinnitus

May 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 21 Views

Why do our ears ring after we go to a loud concert? That ringing often comes with an uncomfortable underwater feeling that can last up to a couple of days. What’s going on?

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CrimeMusic News

Random music news for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

May 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 35 Views

Websites know a lot about you from the moment you are on them. Try this test. This is scary. Moving to music news for Wednesday, May 20, 2026… BONUS: Oh, I remember this.

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Music News

There’s a big musicians’ protest against AI today

May 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 74 Views

We don’t need AI to make art. That’s what humans are for. Increasingly, though, music-generative AI is creeping into the culture with its fake, soulless, and inhuman analogies of songs. AI companies have

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ConcertsMusic News

The Canadian Air Guitar Championships are coming up this week

May 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 65 Views

Last year, I was asked to be a judge in the finals of the Canadian Air Guitar Championships. Damn, it was fun. Our winner went to Finland to compete in the world finals,

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Concerts

Photos and a review of The Grapes of Wrath at Neat Cafe

May 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 70 Views

[Ross MacDonald was there for us. – AC] After performing a few concerts in the GTA with the full band, Tom and Kevin from The Grapes of Wrath made a stop at Neat

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CrimeUncharted

The real story behind “Teenage Dirtbag” by Wheatus somehow involves Satan, murder, and AC/DC

May 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 82 Views

One of the biggest alt-rock one-hit wonders of all time is “Teenage Dirtbag,” released by Wheatus, released in mid-June 2000. On the surface, it sounds like a standard teenage lament about being an

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Movies

We have a release date for Green Day’s movie

May 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 71 Views

Almost two years ago, we started hearing about a feature film that involved Green Day. Co-produced by Green Day and originally entitled New Years Rev, it’s described as a coming-of-age film where a

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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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