Skip to content
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Latest:
  • The ABBA Voyage avatar show is in previews and…wow
  • Thank U Songwriters: Alanis Morissette to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Sex Pistols biopic TV series
  • Random music news for Saturday, May 28, 2022
  • Andy Fletcher, founding member of Depeche Mode, dead at 60
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

Beatboxing

Medical Mysteries of Music 

Fun with MRIs: Here’s what’s going on in a beatboxer’s head when performing

November 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxing, MRI

How does a beatboxer get those percussive sounds using just their mouths? Nimisha Patil is not only a researcher at

Read more
Music History 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 7, 2018

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alex Jones, Alt-Country, Amazon Prime Music, Beatboxing, Drill, EDM, Facebook, inforWars, Janis Joplin, Morning Radio, Samsung, Smartphones, Spotify

Day two of my solo staycation. Maybe I’ll clean out the shed today. Or maybe I’ll just post some music

Read more
Medical Mysteries of Music 

Kinda cool, kinda gross: A real time MRI view of a beatboxer’s lips, tongue, and throat

June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxer, Beatboxing, Rap

People who can beatbox–i.e. create beats with their mouth–can make some fascinating sounds. This MRI shows what’s happening inside the

Read more
Cool! 

US Presidents Used to Bomb Vietnam. Now They Just Beatbox

May 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barack Obama, Beatboxing, Rapper, Suboi

Barack Obama is in the midst of a historic trip to Vietnam, the country that defeated the US in what

Read more
Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, April 29, 2016

April 29, 2016April 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Idol, Apple Music, Beatboxing, Burlington, Elora, Grateful Dead, Kate Mullady, Monkees, Noel Gallagher, NPR, Phil Lesh, Riverfest, Rivers Cuomo, Sound of Music, Weeze

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

Read more
Cool! 

Has This Guy Made the Recorder–You Know, That Flute Thing–Cool?

July 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxing, Recorder

Chances are that over the course of your elementary schooling, you were forced to learn how to play the recorder.

Read more
Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, May 22

May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air Suppy, Beatboxing, Beyonce, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Brandon Flowers, Celine Dion, Guitar Hero, High-Res Audio, Innocence + Experience Tour, Ivor Novello, Jamaica, Jay Z, Keven Costner, Killers, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Music Publishing, Spotify, Tidal, U2

On this date in 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his last Tonight Show after 30 years. Here’s an interesting list of

Read more
Cool! 

Is Beatboxing Safer Than Singing?

January 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatboxing, Medical News, Singing

That seems like a silly headline, but it’s actually from Scientific American.  Check it out. [R]esearchers took a close look

Read more
WTF? 

The Beatboxing Baby [VIDEO]

December 27, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby, Beatboxing

Adorable alert!  Background can be found here.

Read more

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

Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

Listen Here

Recent Comments

  • Cora on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)
  • Cora on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)
  • Tone Seanz on It’s way too soon, but people are already speculating who might be the next Foo Fighters drummer
  • Thank U Songwriters: Alanis Morissette to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on Alanis Morissette Reflects on Jagged Little Pill Twenty Years Later
  • markosaar on Random music news for Friday, May 27, 2022

RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
    Andrew Dick
  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
    Andrew Dick
  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
    Mark Silver
Copyright © 2022 Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.