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What’s the story of acts doing encores in concert?

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Encores, Mozart

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Encores really bug some concertgoers. Why go through the motions of

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This rubber chicken cover of Mozart is too silly not to post.

October 30, 2022October 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Mozart, Rubber Chicken

Hey, I laughed.

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 24, 2022

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mozart, Notorious BIG, Ukraine

Schmooze, the elder bull terrier, turns 14 today. She’s still a puppy. And now, music news for May 24, 2022.

A thought experiment: Which of today’s rock artists will still be heard 100 years from now?

March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Beethoven, Chuck Berry, Mozart, Music Critics, Paul Whiteman

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something

Medical Mysteries of Music

This piece of music could be the “anti-epilepsy” genre scientists have been looking for.

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Epilepsy, Mozart, Neuroscience, Sonata for Two Pianos

The brain is a mysterious gooey thing. Taken out of the skull and laid on a table, the thing just

Random music news for Wednesday, November 27, 2019

November 27, 2019November 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1999, AirBnB, Airpods, Apple, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Mozart, Music sales, Pete Townshend, Prince, Spotify, Star Wars, Tim Berners-Lee

Trains, planes, and automobiles day for ‘Murica. Which reminds me: I have to watch that movie again. To music news

The science is in: Plants love music. Classical music, to be exact.

August 25, 2019August 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mozart

A few decades back, the big revelation was that plants grew better if you talked to them. Nothing really magic,

The world’s most dangerous musical instrument?

October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Benjamin Franklin, Glass Armonica, Mozart

Ever hear of the “glass armonica?” Me, neither. But I can tell you this: (a) it’s a musical instrument; and

Random music news for Monday, August 6, 2018

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 Doors Down, Brady Bunch, Courtney Love, Curiosity, Grateful Dead, iPhone 9, Jimmy Page, K-Pop, Lance Bass, Las Vegas, Maria Butina, Mars, Mozart, Music Choice, Phil Lesh, Podcasting, Prince, Route 91, Stingray, Stream Ripping, Streaming, Styx, Viper ROom

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, so apologies if there are fewer posts than usual. Back to normal

Random music news for Tuesday, May 22, 2018

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Copyright, Cortana, Game of Thrones, Headphones, Infringement, Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Mozart, Ms. Botha, Podcasts, Pussycat Dolls, Radio, StubHub

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, had her tenth birthday yesterday. She still thinks she’s a puppy, which is fine by

Random music news for Wednesday, April 18, 2018

April 18, 2018April 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, Alexa, Apple, Beyonce, Coachella, Copyright, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Fyre Festival, Mariah Carey, Morrissey, Mozart, R. Kelly, Record Collecting, Social Media, Stylophone, Tyga, Usher

I did not know this about April 18, 2018. Let’s move on to the music news for the day. Alexa

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