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Stephen Colbert was off TV for 23 hours before he did this public access show with Jack White and Eminem

May 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 19 Views

The Late Show may have ended Thursday might, but less than 24 hours later, Stephen Colbert was back on TV in Monroe, Michigan, on the town’s public access channel. No live audience, no

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Recommended Music

Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox is all about Korn

May 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 16 Views

I think this is a brand new performance from the kitchen as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox belt out “Blind” by Korn.

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Funny/Weird

What common rock artist has our naive opera singer discovered this week?

May 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 22 Views

You may know people who are completely oblivious to music. They’ve either never taken an interest in it or are/have been so busy with other things that they didn’t bother keeping up with

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Music News

RIP Dick Parry, Pink Floyd’s favourite saxophonist

May 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 86 Views

You know that sax solo that rips through Pink Floyd’s “Money?” What about the noodling on “Us and Them?” Or “Wish You Were Here” and “Shine on You Crazy Diamond?” The player was

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Music News

RIP Rob Base of “It Takes Two” fame

May 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 63 Views

Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock had exactly one hit: with “It Takes Two,” which was released in June 1988. One of my friends still calls it “The Screaming/Yelling Song.” The two foundational

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Music News AJMT
Music News

Random music news for Saturday, May 23, 2026

May 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 82 Views

This is what AI should be used for, not making music. Now let’s try some 100% human-generated music news for May 23, 2026. BONUS: The BBC is shutting down its longwave service. Here’s

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Radio

This weekend marks the end of CBS News Radio

May 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 113 Views

About a hundred years ago, when big New York-based companies operated national radio networks, CBS was one of the biggest. One of the most important services it delivered was its radio news. Hundreds, maybe thousands,

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Radio

The CRTC had a real chance to update things for broadcasters, but…

May 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 135 Views

The CRTC has been studying how the landscape for traditional broadcasters has changed in the digital age. Canadian radio has essentially been operating under the same rules for 30 year with only slight

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Concerts

Photos and a review of The Fray at the Hard Rock in Ottawa

May 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 133 Views

[Ross MacDonald took the photos and Nicoholas Wrixon-Wood wrote the review, – AC] The Fray’s Summer of Light Tour came to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Ottawa on May 16th, featuring

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CrimeOngoing History of New Music

Ongoing History daily: The mad manure bomber of Calgary

May 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 125 Views

This is one of the weirdest stories about Canadian music you have ever heard. Cal Cavendish was a country and folk singer from Calgary. He was pretty good, but he was very frustrated

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Music News

Random music news for Friday, May 22, 2026

May 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 155 Views

Have you noticed the change to Google Search? Thoughts? What about music news for May 22, 2026? BONUS: Sure. Okay.

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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.

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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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