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Here’s a doc on the infamous Hacienda club in Manchester. Watch it. Now.

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment BBC, Documentary, Manchester, New Order, Peter Hook

Back in the early 80s, New Order thought it would be a good idea to construct a state-of-the-art dance club

Who wants to join me for a rock tour of Manchester and Liverpool this spring? Here are all the details.

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Flight Centre, Liverpool, Manchester

Back in 2018, I led a week-long tour of rock’n’roll landmarks through London. We visited everything from Abbey Road to

The ridiculousness between the Gallagher brothers just got kicked up a notch

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments As It Was, Liam Gallagher, Manchester, Noel Gallagher, Oasis

The trouble with trying to follow the goings-on of the Trump administration is that as soon as new salacious allegations

Random music news for Tuesday, June 26, 2018

June 26, 2018June 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Carrie Fisher, Chester Bennington, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Manchester, Tesla, Top 40, Tunisia, Wedding DJs, XXXtenacion

Can you imagine if Jack White were paid royalties every time a soccer crowd chanted “Seven Nation Army?” (He gets

Random music news for Tuesday, April 10, 2018

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments B-52s, Beyonce, Bush, CHVRCHES, Concert Tickets, Deezer, Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac, Gavin Rossdale, Hip-hop, Jay Z, John Lennon, Lindsey Buckingham, Manchester, Martin Luther King, Music sales, Soundcloud, Spice Girls, Spotify, U2

Jet lag is real. I’m still so dizzy from the time change (12 time zones!) that I’m not even sure

Survivors of concert violence never hear music the same again

March 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Concerts, Manchester, Shooting, violence

Most of us will (hopefully) never have to endure a gig where there’s a shooting, a bombing or some other

Metallica Salutes Manchester with Their Version of Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back in Anger

October 30, 2017October 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Manchester, Metallica, Oasis

Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back in Anger” has become an anthem for the city of Manchester in the months following the

Random Music News for Monday, September 11, 2017

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Anitfa, Decapitate, Depeche Mode, Ed Sheeran, Frozen, Headphones, Irma, Madonna, Manchester, Noel Gallagher, Prophets of Rage, Safari, Sexual Assault, Snoring, Sonos, Spotify, Tokyo, Troy Gentry

I can’t seem to get the theme song of Curb Your Enthusiasm out of my head. And now you can’t

Random Music News for Thursday, August 17, 2017

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Classical Music, Dr. Luke, Elephants, Elvis, Kesha, KGB, Lady Gaga, Manchester, PETA, Spotify, Star Trek, Synesthesia, Translation, Wu-Tang Clan

Dammit, Microsoft! You updated Skype and now I have to update a bunch of other stuff to make it work

Random Music News for Wednesday, August 16, 2017

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Right, Belle and Sebastian, Deadmau5, Death from Above, Elvis, Eminem, Gord Downie, Joel Schuster, Killers, Lionel Ritchie, Macklemore, Manchester, Mike Tyson, Pete Doherty

Notice how more people are referring to Donald Trump as “45” instead of “President Trump?” No? Watch for it. And

Random Music News for Monday, July 3, 2017

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Acrush, Adele, Bravalla Festival, Daft Punk, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Joe Jackson, Manchester, Martin Shkreli, Mel B, Mick Jagger, New Order, Paul McCartney, Public Enemy, Roland TR-909, Songwriting, Sony, Wu Tang

This is a weird day for business. In Canada, it’s a long weekend. In the US, it’s a gap day

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