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Miss the old days of music television? Take a listen to this guy.

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment MTV, MuchMusic, Music VIdeos

Like the guy in this video, I get a lot of people telling me they miss the old days of

Music History Opinion

Another installment of “You know you’re a music fan of a certain vintage when…”

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Kate Bush, Matthew Wilder, Old Songs, Older Music Fans

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Wisdom is supposed to come with age, but so do certain

2022 has been another rough year when it comes to losing our musical heroes. And it’s still only June.

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Death, Elton John, KISS, Paul McCartney, Rock Star Deaths, Rolling Stones

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] It started with David Bowie on Jan. 10, 2016, and before

A trained opera singer critiques Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” after hearing it for the first time

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Charismatic Voice, Geddy Lee, Rush, Tom Sawyer

The latest Charismatic Voice video (aka opera singer Elizabeth Zharof) gets a lot of traffic by critiquing non-opera song that

It’s way too soon, but people are already speculating who might be the next Foo Fighters drummer

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Alan Cross 39 Comments Drummers, Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins

I know, I know. The grief is still unbearable and the healing hasn’t even begun to take hold. Hell, we

Music News Opinion

What do the Foo Fighters do now?

March 28, 2022March 29, 2022 Alan Cross 26 Comments Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Future, Taylor Hawkins

I know. Too soon. But this is an issue that’s going inevitably have to be dealt with. Let’s be very

A thought experiment: Which of today’s rock artists will still be heard 100 years from now?

March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Beethoven, Chuck Berry, Mozart, Music Critics, Paul Whiteman

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something

Provocative stuff: Will rock music come back?

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Rick Beato, Rock Music

Rock music hasn’t been the leading form of popular music for a while. Will it ever come back? Let’s have

I might just have to rekindle my love affair with CDs. Here’s why.

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments CDs, Compact Discs, Vinyl

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I first saw my first compact disc in March 1983 when

Is this the secret to Adele’s success?

November 22, 2021November 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30, Adele

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Adele, the most famous and successful mononymous person in music since

Take this test to see if you’re a truly “experienced” music fan.

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ageing, Music Fan, Musical Tastes

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’m going to tread lightly with this column, hoping to avoid