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

September 6, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1208 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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Recommended Music

Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox honours ZZ Top

September 6, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 22 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 28 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 17 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 21 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 32 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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Medical Mysteries of MusicSurvey

Can’t sleep? This genre is more likely to put you out than any other

September 5, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 39 Views

You know those nights when you just stare at the ceiling because sleep just won’t come? The results of a new survey just might help. Maybe. Alpine Hearing Protection sells earplugs, which can

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Music News AJMT
Music News

Random music news for Saturday, September 5, 2026

September 5, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 37 Views

There is now a new music industry award for a bucket of chicken. It does look good. So does music news for September 5, 2026. BONUS: Please don’t tell my English bull terriers

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CrimeUncharted

A Mexican indie musician and his entire family were murdered on Tuesday

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 49 Views

Camilo Séptimo is a Mexican indie rock band. Keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez, his pregnant wife, Ana Paula, his 3-year-old daughter, the 21-year-old family nanny, and their dog were all murdered in Mexico City on

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Concerts

One more report from the Montreal stop on the 2026 Vans Warped Tour (this is part 4)

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 38 Views

[Once again the photos are by Ross MacDonald and the text comes from Mark Laurin. – AC] Warped Tour Day Two Showed Just How Wide The Alternative Music Spectrum Has Become Getting off

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Music History

What’s the connection between Joey Ramone and just-fired pro-Trump Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo?

September 4, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 63 Views

If you follow what’s happening in the media, Fox Business fired longtime anchor Mario Bartiromo for allegedly finking on the company to the Trump administration. She wanted to run a goofy China-helped-rig-the-2020-election story

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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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