Skip to content
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Latest:
  • Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox tackle The Offspring with this week’s Sunday Lunch
  • In memoriam: A Sgt Pepper-style album for all those we lost in 2022
  • Proof that we’re getting through January: News of the first Record Store Day for 2023.
  • The “world’s smallest nightclub” just opened a location in Spain
  • This electronic piano comes with speakers. In drones. That fly.
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

NWA

Funny/Weird 

Straight Outta Compton, Oktoberfest edition

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mashup, NWA, Oktoberfest, Straight Outta Compton

Apologies to NWA, but this is funny. (Via Tom)

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, September 19, 2020

September 19, 2020September 20, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple Watch, Bono, Casio, Kanye West, Merch, NWA, Professor, Spotify, Streaming, Trent Reznor, U2, UFO, Van Morrison, Warner Music

So THAT’S what that new orange dot is all about. Now let’s try music news for September 19, 2020. Coronavirus

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 5, 2020.

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AMC Theatres, BandCamp, CDs, Dave Bidini, Elephants, Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Kate Bush, Live Nattion, NWA, Paul Barton, Protests, Steve's Music, Tiger King, Tool, Wuhan

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

Read more
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Amy Winehouse, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Blu-Ray, Cream Soda, Donald Trump, Florida, Jussie Smollett, Michael Jackson, NWA, Peter Tork, Rush, Samsung, Spotify, The Monkees

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

Read more
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, February 15, 2019

February 15, 2019February 14, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Baby Shark, Banned Songs, Chris Brown, Eazy-E, Iran, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Noel Gallagher, NWA, Qobuz, R. Kelly, Ryan Adams, Sharia Law, YouTube

More than halfway through February. And after the weather week much of North America had, that’s good news. Here’s your

Read more
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, January 10, 2018

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, David Bowie, EDM, God Save the Queen, Google Assistant, Ice Cream, Jimmy Iovine, NWA, Radio, Russell Simmons, Sex Pistols, Spotify, Van Halen, VR, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

Read more
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, July 13, 2017

July 13, 2017July 12, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Copyright, Facebook, Indie Week, Israel, Kermit the Frog, NWA, Paul Weller, Radiohead, Spotify

Question: Will Donald Trump throw Donald Jr. under the bus over this whole Russia thing? And now, music news for

Read more
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Acrush, Adam Lambert, Billy Ray Cyrus, Eminem, Guns 'N Roses, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Michael Jackson, New Zealand, NWA, Radio, Spinal Tap, Tool

This is the 69th birthday of the founding of North Korea. Wonder how long can they keep it up? And

Read more
Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, September 5, 2016

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jerry Heller, John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Looney Tunes, NWA, Southwest Airlines, Streaming Music, Whitney Houston

A tip for anyone doing yard maintenance: you will always need one more bag of topsoil/mulch/seed/fertilizer/etc. that you thought you

Read more
Music History Recommended Reading 

New NWA Biography Entertaining and Accurate Account of Rap Group’s Influence

August 29, 2016August 28, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Book, Gangsta Rap, Hip-hop, Music History, NWA

Last year Straight Outta Compton was met with huge success. Even just the hype was massive. People were changing their

Read more
Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, July 1, 2016

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple, Eddie Money, Empire, Indie Rock, Lyrics, NWA, Prince, Spotify, Straight Outta Compton, Vinyl

Happy Canada Day! And holiday or no holiday, here’s your daily selection of music news. We should soon learn more

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Facebook

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

Recent Comments

  • Valérie on This dude has a singing voice that extends over six octaves
  • Lee Munn on Peter Gabriel reveals a single from an album that’s been in the works for twenty years
  • Greg Byrnes on Uh-oh, vinyl fans. Here come the UGLY price increases
  • Georgia on This dude has a singing voice that extends over six octaves
  • Malacandra on Peter Gabriel reveals a single from an album that’s been in the works for twenty years
Copyright © 2023 Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.