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Rush is the cool hipster band of 2026. How the hell did that happen?

June 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 28 Views

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] As a life-long Rush fan, I, like millions of others, was heartbroken when the group came to an end 11 years ago. With no

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The One Minute Music Book Club – The History of Rock by Chris Rosen

June 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 19 Views

Kids gotta start somewhere, right? This is a good, easy-to-read introduction to the history of rock published by Crabtree Contact, a publisher of educational books. At 32 pages (including many pictures and an

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The Smiths’ Johnny Marr is selling off almost all his guitars

June 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 29 Views

It was announced today (June 22) that Johnny Marr is having something of a garage sale. He’s enlisted Christie’s Auction House to unload 80 guitars in his studio space. The Marr’s Guitars collection

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There are two new Tragically Hip recordings out today

June 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 29 Views

This summer will mark the tenth anniversary of The Tragically Hip’s final concert in Kingston. There will be plenty of commemorations, not least of which is a live album that was recorded that

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GWAR is being investigated by the Secret Service

June 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30 Views

The US Secret Service is, among other things, charged with protecting federal politicians. That includes investigating threats, real and perceived, against the president. While other parts of the US security apparatus are guarding

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: An infamous U2 landmark has been torn down

June 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 29 Views

Back in 1987, U2 was at the beginning of their imperial phase, a period in their career where everything seemed to go their way, even when they were breaking the law. The Joshua

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Random music news for Monday, June 22, 2026

June 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 34 Views

Did you know there’s something called a “toast sandwich?” The recipe dates to 1861. Music news is right up today for June 22, 2026. BONUS: Did Robin Hood’s favourite tree die?

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Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox reheats some Living Colour

June 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 83 Views

The kitchen is closed this week–Father’s Day, perhaps?–so Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have re-posted thsi version of “Cult of Personality” from Living Colour.

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What song does our adorably naive opera singer react to this week? The Cure? Okay…

June 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 62 Views

With 2.17 million subscribers to her YouTube channel, Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice) has a nice gig reacting to rock songs she’s never heard before. Why? Because she was too busy studying

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Not music related, but this is very helpful when it comes to abbreviations used in texting and posting

June 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 76 Views

Using abbreviations to save time and character count on texts and posts goes back to the days when no one thought we’d need more than 140 characters to express ourselves. The earliest have

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Music History

Spots on my UK Legends of Rock Music History Tour are filling up fast. Wanna go?

June 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 9785 Views

About eight years ago, I led a music tour of London with group of music fans. It was fantastic fun, and we agreed to do it again. But just as planning started, COVID

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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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