Alan Cross🇨🇦
@alancross.bsky.social
Canadian radio, TV, music, and internet guy. My business card reads “Professional Music Geek.” I’m all about English bull terriers. And I follow politics.
Music News: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/
Music News: https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/
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Announcing my UK Legends of Rock Music History Tour!
About eight years ago, I led a music tour of London with group of music fans. It was fantastic fun, and we agreed to do it again. But just as
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Announcing my UK Legends of Rock Music History Tour! #musicnews
MAGA snowflakes are still angry about Bad Bunny #musicnews
MAGA snowflakes are still angry about Bad Bunny
Earlier this week, a Republican congressman by the name of Andy Ogles (you can’t make that up) demanded a congressional probe into Bad Bunny and the “pure smut, brazenly aired on
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February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
MAGA snowflakes are still angry about Bad Bunny #musicnews
HOW MANY songs are now available on streaming music services? Wow. #musicnews
HOW MANY songs are now available on streaming music services? Wow.
In the Olden Days, a big record store might have 100,000 titles in stock at any one time. That covered all eras and all genres. If your store didn’t have
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February 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
HOW MANY songs are now available on streaming music services? Wow. #musicnews
ICYMI: We lost two more: RIP Fred Smith of Television and Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down #musicnews
We lost two more: RIP Fred Smith of Television and Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down
Two more musicians disappeared from this planet over the last couple of days. Fred Smith was part of Television, the New York art-punk band that created the foundations for the
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February 11, 2026 at 1:34 PM
ICYMI: We lost two more: RIP Fred Smith of Television and Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down #musicnews
ICYMI: So what will happen with Green Day’s Super Bowl performance? Here’s a real possibility. #musicnews
So what will happen with Green Day’s Super Bowl performance? Here’s a real possibility.
In what looks like the NFL trolling Donald Trump, Green Day will perform as part of the opening ceremonies for tonight’s Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California. Make no
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February 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
ICYMI: So what will happen with Green Day’s Super Bowl performance? Here’s a real possibility. #musicnews
There is now an online radio station just for AI agents: AI music 24/7 #musicnews
There is now an online radio station just for AI agents: AI music 24/7
Here’s a term you’ll be hearing a lot more: AI agent. These are advanced autonomous or semi-autonomous software programs that can run independently of humans. They can plan, analyze, make
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February 11, 2026 at 1:29 PM
There is now an online radio station just for AI agents: AI music 24/7 #musicnews
ICYMI: There are some dodgy grunge-y prop bets for the Super Bowl #musicnews
There are some dodgy grunge-y prop bets for the Super Bowl
Thanks to the rise of online gambling–jeezus, all those ads!–we can bet on anything, anytime. Nothing, though, is bigger than the Super Bowl. The number of prop bets–wagers on non-football
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February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
ICYMI: There are some dodgy grunge-y prop bets for the Super Bowl #musicnews
ICYMI: Just in time for their Super Bowl performance, our naive opera singer breaks down Green Day #musicnews
Just in time for their Super Bowl performance, our naive opera singer breaks down Green Day
Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice) continue to work her way through all the music she missed as a kid because studying opera was more important. And with over two
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February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
ICYMI: Just in time for their Super Bowl performance, our naive opera singer breaks down Green Day #musicnews
Are you a musician trying to get your music on the radio? Then look at this. #musicnews
Are you a musician trying to get your music on the radio? Then look at this.
Getting your music on the radio is hard. I mean, REALLY hard. There are only so many slots on a playlist and you’re competing with the best in the world.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Are you a musician trying to get your music on the radio? Then look at this. #musicnews
Randy Rainbow is ready for an anti-MAGA Valentines’ Day #musicnews
Randy Rainbow is ready for an anti-MAGA Valentines’ Day
As so many people say, Randy Rainbow is an American national treasure. Here’s his latest: “Lyin’ and Spinnin’: My Apocalyptic Valentine.” Trumpites will hate this.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Randy Rainbow is ready for an anti-MAGA Valentines’ Day #musicnews
A Republican congressman wants a congressional probe into the “unspeakable depravities” of the Bad Bunny halftime show #musicnews
A Republican congressman wants a congressional probe into the “unspeakable depravities” of the Bad Bunny halftime show
Did you see any “pure smut” and “unspeakable depravities” during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show? A Tennessee politician–a Republican MAGA-type, of course–wants a congressional probe into Bad Bunny and
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February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
A Republican congressman wants a congressional probe into the “unspeakable depravities” of the Bad Bunny halftime show #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: The Afghan music crisis #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: The Afghan music crisis
It is impossible to be a musician in Afghanistan. When the Taliban came into power the first time back in the 90s, all music except that of an extremely religious
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February 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Ongoing History Daily: The Afghan music crisis #musicnews
Random music news for Wednesday, February 11, 2026 #musicnews
Random music news for Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Exhausted by doomscrolling? Here’s an option. Moving now to another soothing run-through of music news for February 11, 2026. BONUS: Jeezus. Some school children in North Korea watched Squid Game.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Random music news for Wednesday, February 11, 2026 #musicnews
Reposted by Alan Cross🇨🇦
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.
Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief designer, created this interior for a new electric Ferrari. WOW! #musicnews
Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief designer, created this interior for a new electric Ferrari. WOW!
For years, it was rumoured that Apple was working on an electric car in a special Bay Area skunkworks, but that project was deep-sixed for some reason. Meanwhile, Chinese phone
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February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Jony Ive, Apple’s former chief designer, created this interior for a new electric Ferrari. WOW! #musicnews
This is one of the finest private music collections I’ve seen #musicnews
This is one of the finest private music collections I’ve seen
There are people who have devoted big chunks of their lives to collecting music. James Inge is one of those people. Check out his record collection.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
This is one of the finest private music collections I’ve seen #musicnews
Is anyone from the music industry in the Epstein files? Yes. Thanks for asking. #musicnews
Is anyone from the music industry in the Epstein files? Yes. Thanks for asking.
As private individuals sort through the latest dump of Epstein files–some three million documents–they’re turning up some interesting things. They’re finding unredacted and poorly redacted material while also converting seemingly
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February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Is anyone from the music industry in the Epstein files? Yes. Thanks for asking. #musicnews
ICYMI: Here’s a chance to buy a ticket for a gig on September 4, 2640. That is not a typo. #musicnews
Here’s a chance to buy a ticket for a gig on September 4, 2640. That is not a typo.
We’ve become accustomed to buying tickets to a concert that’s a year out or more. What about reserving a seat for a gig that’s still 614 years away? Tickets are
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February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
ICYMI: Here’s a chance to buy a ticket for a gig on September 4, 2640. That is not a typo. #musicnews
ICYMI: Jack White goes off on Trump again over an incredible, unbelievably racist Truth Social post. #musicnews
Jack White goes off on Trump again over an incredible, unbelievably racist Truth Social post.
In case you missed it, the mentally ill President of the United States went on another demented overnight posting spree this week. One of the things he reposted was a
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February 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
ICYMI: Jack White goes off on Trump again over an incredible, unbelievably racist Truth Social post. #musicnews
ICYMI: Random music news for Saturday, February 7, 2026 #musicnews
Random music news for Saturday, February 7, 2026
Clever. This guy couldn’t afford an artificial leg, so he bought parts on eBay and Amazon and built his own for about $150. On to music news for February 7,
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February 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
ICYMI: Random music news for Saturday, February 7, 2026 #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: David Bowie’s psychiatric revelation #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: David Bowie’s psychiatric revelation
In the early 90s, David Bowie was going through a creative rough patch. After the success of the 70s and early 80s, he wasn’t entirely sure where to go. He
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February 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Ongoing History Daily: David Bowie’s psychiatric revelation #musicnews
New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (February 10, 2026): Moe Killed My Cool, TR3NT, Sibyl Vane, & More! #musicnews
New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (February 10, 2026): Moe Killed My Cool, TR3NT, Sibyl Vane, & More!
Moe Killed My Cool Song: “K (Luv U) Bye”Album: despite everything, it’s still you EPRelease Date: December 12, 2025Location: St. CatharinesWhy I like it: “K (Luv U) Bye” is emo
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February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (February 10, 2026): Moe Killed My Cool, TR3NT, Sibyl Vane, & More! #musicnews
Randon music news for Tuesday, February 10, 2026 #musicnews
Randon music news for Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Fake ticket sales boosting the box office for the Melania movie? I’m shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you. Let’s clutch our pearls as we go through music news for February 10,
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February 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Randon music news for Tuesday, February 10, 2026 #musicnews
Looks like new Foo Fighters is coming this week. #musicnews
Looks like new Foo Fighters is coming this week.
Foo Fighters posted this clip on Instagram on Monday (February 9). That can only mean one thing for…Thursday? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Foo Fighters (@foofighters)
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February 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Looks like new Foo Fighters is coming this week. #musicnews
Donald Trump just ruined a lot of vacations for Canadians hoping to go to Cuba.
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Air Canada suspends all flights to Cuba, effective immediately - National | Globalnews.ca
This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to impose tariffs on countries providing oil to Cuba last week.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Donald Trump just ruined a lot of vacations for Canadians hoping to go to Cuba.
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Let’s deconstruct Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, including the Easter eggs #musicnews
Let’s deconstruct Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, including the Easter eggs
After weeks and weeks of hype, Bad Bunny performed at the Super Bowl halftime show. Here’s a deconstruction of what happened. How many people watched that halftime show? Numbers will
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February 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Let’s deconstruct Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, including the Easter eggs #musicnews