Yacht Rock Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The next big music documentary series will focus on…soft rock?

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments carpenters, Hall and Oates, Lionel Ritchie, Paramount+, Soft Rock, Sometimes When We Touch, Yacht Rock

It’s called Sometimes When We Touch (after Canadian Dan Hill’s weepy song) and will appear on January 3 on Paramount+

40 Years of Musical Trends and Genre Burnouts

May 12, 2017May 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Burnout, Corporate Rock, Disco, Fads, Genres, Music Trends, Trends, Yacht Rock

To everything there is a season. When something new comes along, we jump on it, beat it do death and

Random Music News for Thursday, April 21, 2016

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alibaba, Ayn Rand, Bob Marley, Cher, David Bowie, Duff McKagan, Game of Thrones, Guns 'N Roses, Iman, Liam Gallagher, Nicki Minaj, Pablo Cruise, Raffi, Raver, Rivers Cuomo, Snapchat, U2, Weezer, Yacht Rock

Happy 2,769th birthday, Rome! And now, some music news… Ireland’s oldest raver has died at age 99. Yes, 99. Trivia