Skip to content
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Latest:
  • Arkells frontman Max Kerman is now also a snowplow
  • My speaking gigs return in 2023. Here’s a list of salons coming up
  • A Strokes box set is coming on February 24
  • Random music news for Saturday, January 14, 2023
  • Is this guy the new drummer for the Foo Fighters? Let’s connect some dots.
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

Arkells

Music News 

Arkells frontman Max Kerman is now also a snowplow

January 14, 2023January 15, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Hamilton, Max Kerman, Snowplows

Some cities, municipalities, and counties love to have fun with by giving their maintenance vehicles cool names. The city of

Read more
Cool! 

Help give these snowplows a musical name

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Hamilton, Max Kermin, Snowplows

It’s cool when municipalities and cities give cute names to their public utility vehicles. The Scots are especially good at

Read more
Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: Bands who had to change their name, part 1

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Arkells, Band Names, Blink-182, Goo Goo Dolls, Pearl Jam

Finding a name for your band is tough for many reasons, not least of which is that you have to

Read more
Music News 

Arkells lay down the rules for a show in Ottawa (Pictures and a review)

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald

[Here’s yet another report from Ottawa from correspondents Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. – AC] The weekend got started early

Read more
Music News 

Has anyone seen Arkells’ instruments? The airline lost them.

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airline, Arkells, Saskatchewan

Anyone who’s recently traveled by air with anything more than a carry-on knows the misery of checking and picking up

Read more
music from the inbox
Music News 

New Music from the Inbox: Arkells, Tim Baker, Talos, and more!

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Zoe Orion 0 Comments Aly & Aj, Arkells, Cœur De Pirate, Loren Beri, The Happy Fits, Tim Baker

Artist: Loren BeriSong: Genesis 2.0EP: Stray Cat Kingdom A glimmering, elaborately textured piece from synth-pop artist Loren Berí. The whimsical elements

Read more
Concerts 

Photos from The Rally, Arkells’ big Hamilton hometown show

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lupul, Arkells, Haviah Mighty, K Flay, Mt Joy, Rally, Tim Hortons Field

[Photographer Alex Lupul was at Tim Horton’s Field this past weekend for Arkells’ annual (let’s forget COVID) hometown gig. He

Read more
Music News 

Junos Week packed full of shows

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Allison Russel, Arcade Fire, Arkells, bbno$, Charlotte Day Wilson, Deborah Cox, Half Moon Run, Haviah Mighty, Junos, Metric, Mustafa, Serena Ryder, Simu Liu, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, The Pursuit of Happiness, Tom Power

After a long two years, the JUNOs will be back in full force this year, starting with a jam-packed week. 

Read more
Music News 

Mt Joy and lots more fans to join Arkells at The Rally

May 4, 2022May 3, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Arkells, Hamilton, Haviah Mighty, K Flay, Mt Joy, The Rally

It’s been years in the making and we’ll do it over again: Two years after it was supposed to happen,

Read more
Music News 

The JUNOS has announced all the performers for the 2022 awards show

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Arcade Fire, Arkells, Budweiser Stage, Junos, Simu Liu

The 2022 Junos are coming up fast, set for May 15 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto. (Let’s hope the

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Arkells, Brian Adams, CDs, K-Pop, Korn, Nintendo, Notorious BIG, PlayStation, Russia, Sony, South Korea, Ukraine

Oh, great. As if we don’t have enough to worry about, there’s this. Try not to worry too much as

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

  • Paul Richardson on A Continuing, Very Serious Anthropological Study: Where Did the Special Lyrics in Billy Idol’s Version of “Mony Mony” Come From? (Updated when new information becomes available.)
  • Margaret Frymel on Get An Earful: Happy 50th, Dave Grohl!
  • Dee Bee on Is this guy the new drummer for the Foo Fighters? Let’s connect some dots.
  • Dee Bee on Is this guy the new drummer for the Foo Fighters? Let’s connect some dots.
  • Justin de Quim on Is this guy the new drummer for the Foo Fighters? Let’s connect some dots.
Copyright © 2023 Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.