Spider-Man Christmas music? Why not?
December 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Part of the Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse, er, universe, is when Chris Pine reveals he once recorded a Spidey-themed Christmas
Browsing the "Christmas Music" Tag
Thom Yorke gets into the Christmas spirit by singing “Silent Night”
December 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I never pictured Thom Yorke to be much of a Christmas sentimentalist, but I guess I’m wrong. Saturday night, Thom
Ice Nine Kills combines Christmas with metal and horror films
December 23rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in October, Ice Nine Kills included a Christmas(ish) song on their album, The Silver Scream, called “Merry Axe-Mas.” If
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 840: The 25th Christmas show
December 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I’ll be honest. This idea of an annual Christmas episode started as something of a cheat. Back during the first
I like this: PIG covers that Wham Christmas song
December 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
One of the happiest sounding Christmas songs you’ll hear on those radio stations that go all-holiday music is “Last Christmas,”
Random music news for Friday, December 14, 2018
December 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019
Is this the first Christmas song written by Artificial Intelligence?
December 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The role of artificial intelligence in music composition is growing by the day. It was just a matter of time
Willam Shatner boldly goes into the holidays with a new Christmas album
December 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] In the pantheon of most-ridiculed albums of all time is William
Random music news for Thursday, December 6, 2018
December 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1969, Hells Angels security people murdered a concert-goer during a set by the Rolling Stones at
Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 210: Christmas music creep
December 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
We learn why Christmas music is arriving earlier and earlier, how it works on our brains as we shop, and
Random music news for Wednesday, December 5, 2018
December 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Think air pollution is bad today? It’s nothing compared to The Great Smog of London which descended on this city
Who’s into Christmas music? This chart breaks it down by age.
December 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Christmas and holiday music is everywhere these days. Who gets the most out of it? Not US teens, that’s for
Random music news for Friday, November 30, 2018
November 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It’s been a bad year for romaine lettuce, hasn’t it? I miss my caesar salads. Here’s some music news for November
Another cautionary tale about Christmas music
November 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It’s that time of year again. Christmas music is everywhere, whether you like it or not. Stores and restaurants have
A quick analysis of the popularity of Christmas songs–including that one from Mariah.
November 27th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Statista has graphed Spotify data when it comes to Christmas songs streamed in 2017. It’ll be interesting to see how
Random music news for Tuesday, November 27, 2018
November 27th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Any news from Mars yet? Just checking. Maybe someone up there needs music news for November 27, 2018. Here are
Random music news for Friday, November 9, 2018
November 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Donald Trump was elected president of the US two years ago today. Just sayin’. Now some music news for Friday,
Now that we’re beyond Halloween, we have to talk about Christmas music and the role smart speakers are going to play this year.
November 1st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Now that Halloween is behind us, it all about Christmas. This is the weekend when dozens (hundreds?) of radio stations
Random music news for Friday, October 26, 2018
October 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Here’s another great German word that has no English equivalent: kummerspeck. It literally means “grief bacon” and describes how you
Listen to William Shatner duet with Iggy Pop(!!!) on “Silent Night”
October 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Tuning through satellite radio channels the other day, I chanced upon the season’s first play of Mariah Carey’s “All I
Random Music New for Tuesday, January 23, 2018
January 23rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Gin is evil. That’s all I’m going to say about that. Let’s concentrate on music news for January 23, 2018,
Now That Christmas Music is Over, Here’s Something You Can Use to Protect Yourself from It This Year
January 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The all-Christmas music era has finally ended for another year and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”
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