May 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Normally, the music of The Beatles and Motley Crue are light-years apart. But the Internet knows of no such restrictions,
April 22nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The first Earth Day was celebrated on this day in 1970. As for music news on April 22, 2019… Nine
March 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Laughing Squid points us to this edition of the You Can’t Unhear This podcast that explains the concept of ghost
February 26th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This was the date in 1993 of the truck bombing of the World Trade Centre in New York. Worse was
February 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I just did a quick inventory of my personal reference library in the home office. I discovered that I have
February 2nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
For reasons that completely baffle me, Ringo Starr has never got the props he deserves for his drumming skill. This
January 31st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Still brutally cold over much of North America. At my parents’ place in Manitoba, it reached -50 C with the
January 30th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Temporarily self-exiled from Abbey Road and working out of the Apple Corps HQ on Savile Row in London, The Beatles
January 26th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1998, Bill Clinton categorically stated “I did not have sexual relations for that woman.” He ended
January 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1973, the American League voted to adopt the designated hitter rule. Many purists believe that baseball
November 23rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Black Friday (Here’s a history of that.) Let the consumerist orgies begin. Maybe some record shopping? Meanwhile, in music news
November 16th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1990 when Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammys in the biggest musical fraud
November 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s
November 1st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The sound you heard at midnight was a bunch of radio stations flipping to an all-Christmas format for the rest
October 27th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you’ve always harbored a dream of having your own pinball machine in your man cave, start saving your money
October 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Canadian baseball fans will remember this day in 1992 when the Blue Jays became the first non-American team to win
October 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Has Kanye done anything crazy yet today? He’s had enough attention this week, so we’ll leave him out of music
October 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Imagine this. You’re just 15-years-old but you manage to land a job at EMI Studios (the original name of Abbey
September 27th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Google says that today is the anniversary of its founding in 1998. Interesting how they retroactively made that declaration. I
September 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s
September 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
That’s enough Asia for now. The next 24 hours will be spent flying home and posting stuff using in-flight WiFi–which,
September 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I’m now somewhere in the Far East, which means it’s actually Tuesday for me (damn dateline time travel), but for
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