Skip to content
Friday, January 27, 2023
Latest:
  • Kasador releases “Youth,” looks ahead to new music, hitting the road
  • Moby has released his punk rock vegan movie. Watch it for free
  • Radio continues to do well in Canada. Better, in fact.
  • Randy Rainbow is back with a shot at GOP house speaker Kevin McCarthy
  • Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)
Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Filtering what is happening in music to save you time, money and effort.

  • Home
  • Alan’s Shop of Musical Things
  • About Alan Cross & FAQ
  • Newsletter
  • Blog Archive
  • Advertise with Us

a-ha

Music News AJMT
Funny/Weird Music News 

Random music news for Monday, November 7, 2022

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Bad Bunny, Beatles, electric cars, Elon Musk, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain, Meta, MP3s, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Jackson, Rick Nielsen, Selena Gomez, Twitter

Don’t worry. Contrary to a previous story, research says that picking your nose WON’T cause Alzheimer’s. A relief, no? Now

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 30, 2022

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Amazon, Bob Dylan, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Dua Lipa, Evan Rachel Wood, Kinks, Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo, Snapchat, The Cure, Ticketmaster, Vanilla Ice, VR

Looking for some summer reading? Apparently werewolf erotica is hot. Skipping across that to music news for July 30, 2022…

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 8, 2022

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Airpods, Amazon Music, Covid, Dethklok, Joy Division, Kanye, Metal Lords, Playlists, Spotify, The Weeknd, Twitter

I’m going to be hosting an online music trivia contest for charity in a couple of weeks. Wanna play? Get

Read more
Music News AJMT
Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Cancon, Covid, Dave Grohl, Documentary, Snoop Dogg, Spotify, System of a Down, Twisted Sister, Vinyl, YouTube Music

I just read that the question mark is derived from a cat’s tail–as the cat is walking away. Is that

Read more
WTF? 

Weird music video alert: This man covers A-ha’s “Take on Me” by slapping himself in the face.

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Cover Version, Take On Me

I could write some commentary here, but I think the video speaks for itself.

Read more
Funny/Weird 

Aha’s “Take On Me” + The Simpsons’ steamed hams = This

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Cover Version, Parody, Simpsons, Steamed Hams

Nice work, Internet. Read more at Mashable.

Read more
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 11, 2020

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Black Sabbath, Brain.FM, Chester Bennington, Denmark, Facebook, Michael Bolton, Neil Young, Simple Minds, SXSW, Tidal

This infamous orgy club–i.e. a place where people gather to have sex with strangers–doesn’t seem worried about the coronavirus. Ew.

Read more
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, BTS, Classical Music, K-Pop, Michael Cohl, Podcasts, Pop Smoke, Radio, TikT

If you’re having a bad Tuesday, then just think of this guy. I know, right? Moving on to music new

Read more
Music News 

35 years after the original shook things up, A-ha has released a new 4K version of “Take On Me”

January 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Take On Me

When A-ha’s “Take on Me” appeared in 1985, jaws dropped. No one had seen this sort of mix of live

Read more
Music History 

a-ha’s “Take On Me” video is still so popular that there’s a three-part YouTube doc on it

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha

When a-ha released the video for “Take on Me” in 1985, its mixed-media approach was considered wondrous and magical. It

Read more
Recommended Music 

Weezer has released a video for their cover of a-ha’s “Take on Me”–and it’s pretty retro.

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Alan Cross 4 Comments a-ha, Cover Version, Finn Wolfhard, Stranger Things, Take On Me, Weezer

Let’s go back to the bedroom of a young Rivers Cuomo in 1985 when… And yes, that is Finn Wolfhard,

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Facebook

Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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.

Listen Here

apple google spotify stitcher

Recent Comments

  • Daniel labbe on Ongoing History Daily: Which colour of vinyl sounds better?
  • Totty on Watch this grade 10 explain the Canadian content regulations
  • John on Live Nation and Ticketmaster were in front of the US government again. Will anything change? (Spoiler: No. It was all populist BS. Let me explain.)
  • Joel Emmett on Ongoing History Daily: Kurt’s vocal problems during the making of Nevermind
  • BRIAN C on Live Nation and Ticketmaster were in front of the US government again. Will anything change? (Spoiler: No. It was all populist BS. Let me explain.)
Copyright © 2023 Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.