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

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1238 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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Apocalypse
Music Industry

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

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 22 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 26 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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Music News

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

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 23 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 of New Music

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

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 24 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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Music News

Random music news for Monday, September 7, 2026

September 7, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 23 Views

Labour Day. No matter how old you are, there’s still that feeling that you have to go back to school tomorrow. Distract yourself from that with music news for September 7, 2026. BONUS:

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Recommended Music

Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox honours ZZ Top

September 6, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 45 Views

With the recent passing of ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard, the beards are donned in the kitchen (just Robert Robert Fripp and mystery guitarist Sidney Jake, and not Toyah, hich is probably wise)

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Recommended Music

What if someone covered “Killing in the Name” by Rage Against the Machine on an accordion?

September 6, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 49 Views

As EZ Band demonstrates, it can be done. All you need is the will and a whammy pedal to make it work. Add in a little Norteño/Spanglish and you’ve got a hit. Their

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Survey

Looking for a promotion at work? Start by taking music lessons.

September 6, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 32 Views

That’s a weird headline, but it’s actually science. A study by Campbellsville University on music teachers revealed that one of the best things you can do to land a promotion is to take

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Funny/Weird

It seems fitting that our naive opera singer should analyze Dolly Parton

September 6, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 35 Views

Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice), the trained opera singer who has a couple of million people subscribed to her reaction video series, conducted a vocal analysis of Dolly Parton this week.

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Concerts

Oasis released a strange video. What does it mean? Let’s look for clues.

September 5, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 43 Views

It’s an open secret that Oasis will be on the road again in 2027. All that’s left is for an official announcement to be made. It appears, though, we might be getting closer

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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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