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The Tragically Hip will be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall

April 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Come September 26 at Massey Hall, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame will induct The Tragically Hip, along with Loverboy, Feist, and Roch Voisine. Good call, all of them. The ceremony will be

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Tech

This is the future: Artists trademarking their sound and image to protect against deepfakes

April 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Deepfakes and other forms of online fraud and identity theft are a major problem. Musicians are constantly being ripped off as others steal their sound and image. Taylor Swift is as mad as

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CrimeUncharted

Twenty-four years later, we finally know who killed Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC

April 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

At about 7:30 in the evening of October 30, 2002, a couple of men walked into Jam Master Jay’s recording studio on Merrick Avenue in Queens and shot him dead. And then they

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Uncharted

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 63: Great concert riots

April 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Concerts and festivals are supposed to be safe spaces. You’re there to enjoy the music and the company of fellow fans, and there’s the very reasonable expectation that the promoters and venue will

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Ongoing History Daily: In pain? Try loud music.

April 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Loud music is generally considered to be bad for your health, especially your ears, if you partake for too long, too often. But there are a couple of academic studies that suggest that

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Recommended Music

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (April 28, 2026): Zoe Ko, Fantastic Cat, Jaguero, & More!

April 28, 2026 Nerhys 0 Comments 1 min read

Zoe Ko Song: “Party Girls Don’t Cry”Album: singleRelease Date: April 10, 2026Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaWhy I like it: Fun and super catchy song.Watch: Fantastic Cat Song: “Don’t Let Go”Album: Cat Out Of HellRelease

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 28, 2026

April 28, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Fancy a designer baby? Read this. Then read music news for April 28, 2026. It’s much less creepy. BONUS: If you love whales… (Via Sean)

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Music Industry

AI-generated music everywhere online. It’s bad and getting worse.

April 27, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] In the pre-internet days, even a mega-sized record store stocked perhaps 100,000 titles of all eras and all genres. That is a quaint concept now,

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Concerts

Ticket scalping is now illegal in Ontario

April 27, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

If you’ve been making money on the side scalping tickets to concerts and other live events, bad news. The Ford government wants to put you out of business. As of this week, it

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Concerts

A review and photos of Aysanabee at Neat Cafe

April 27, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 9 min read

[Ross MacDonald covered the show at one of the coolest rural venues in all of Canada. – AC] Fresh off winning the Juno award for best alternative album, Aysanabee is crossing the country

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The Ramones’ 50th

April 27, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

A very important anniversary happened a few days ago. It was on April 23, 1976—50 years ago—that The Ramones released their debut album. The record was made at a studio inside Carnegie Hall

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