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
ICYMI: How did Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance affect his streams? What do you think? #musicnews
How did Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance affect his streams? What do you think?
The NFL doesn’t pay a performance fee to the artists booked for the Super Bowl halftime show, believing quite rightly that the exposure will pay off in other ways. Bad
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February 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
ICYMI: How did Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance affect his streams? What do you think? #musicnews
ICYMI: More interesting reading: The 2025 Music Economics Report. Indie musicians need to pay attention #musicnews
More interesting reading: The 2025 Music Economics Report. Indie musicians need to pay attention
Duetti (est. 2022) has a goal of “expand[ing] financial opportunities for independent music creators.” So far, they’ve partnered with 1,110 music creators from around the planet, hoping to help them
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February 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
ICYMI: More interesting reading: The 2025 Music Economics Report. Indie musicians need to pay attention #musicnews
For Weezer’s 34th anniversary, they’ve released a colouring book #musicnews
For Weezer’s 34th anniversary, they’ve released a colouring book
Weezer is amazing when it comes to merch, offering everything from a Snuggie to a (W)Roomba. Now, to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the founding of the band, they’ve released
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February 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
For Weezer’s 34th anniversary, they’ve released a colouring book #musicnews
Bruce Springsteen has repurposed “Born in the USA” for a new anti-ICE video #musicnews
Bruce Springsteen has repurposed “Born in the USA” for a new anti-ICE video
It’s mind-boggling how many people still don’t get the message behind Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 mega-hit, “Born in the USA,” thinking that it’s some sort of “USA! USA! USA!” pro-America song.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Bruce Springsteen has repurposed “Born in the USA” for a new anti-ICE video #musicnews
ICYMI: Random music news for Saturday, February 14, 2026 #musicnews
Random music news for Saturday, February 14, 2026
If you’re a fan ofBreaking Bad, why not buy Walter White’s IRL house? It’s for sale. Moving to music news for February 14, 2026… BONUS: Why is MAGA art so
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February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
ICYMI: Random music news for Saturday, February 14, 2026 #musicnews
Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 58: The Cover-up of the Death of Kirsty MacColl #musicnews
Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 58: The Cover-up of the Death of Kirsty MacColl
When you go on vacation, it’s supposed to be a relaxing, blissful time—and that’s exactly what British singer Kirsty MacColl was looking for on her holiday in December 2000. After
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February 17, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 58: The Cover-up of the Death of Kirsty MacColl #musicnews
Study: Streaming is bad for the environment (especially Taylor Swift) #musicnews
Study: Streaming is bad for the environment (especially Taylor Swift)
When it comes to deciding which format is worst for the environment, most people will guess that it’s vinyl and CDs because they’re made of non-biodegradable plastic. Streaming has to
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February 17, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Study: Streaming is bad for the environment (especially Taylor Swift) #musicnews
Here’s a clip of the Judas Priest documentary directed by Tom Morello #musicnews
Here’s a clip of the Judas Priest documentary directed by Tom Morello
Tom Morello has always been a metal fan, a love that includes Judas Priest. He had the chance to direct a documentary on the band, which recently got its premiere.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Here’s a clip of the Judas Priest documentary directed by Tom Morello #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: Who is the guy on the cover of the Arctic Monkeys’ debut album? #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: Who is the guy on the cover of the Arctic Monkeys’ debut album?
The first Arctic Monkeys album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, was released on January 23, 2006, and quickly became the fastest-selling debut album in British history.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Ongoing History Daily: Who is the guy on the cover of the Arctic Monkeys’ debut album? #musicnews
New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (February 17, 2026): Vienna Vienna, Tinlicker, PANKOW77C, & More! #musicnews
New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (February 17, 2026): Vienna Vienna, Tinlicker, PANKOW77C, & More!
Vienna Vienna Song: “Molly”Album: Entertain Me EPRelease Date: January 16, 2026Location: CaliforniaWhy I like it: I really enjoy the tone of the guitars and the drive of the drums, it
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February 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM
New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (February 17, 2026): Vienna Vienna, Tinlicker, PANKOW77C, & More! #musicnews
Random music news for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 #musicnews
Random music news for Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Llamas 1, on-the-run criminal 0. Music news for February 17, 2026, is a home run. BONUS: What happens when you go into phone-free silence for a few days? It can
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February 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Random music news for Tuesday, February 17, 2026 #musicnews
ICYMI: The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is coming to theatres #musicnews
The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is coming to theatres
Our little documentary on the Spirit of Radio Years at CFNY (1977-1991-ish) has done VERY well in its 60-minute cut on TVO’s YouTube channel, running up 120,000 views as of
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February 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
ICYMI: The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is coming to theatres #musicnews
The Epstein files claim another music industry person #musicnews
The Epstein files claim another music industry person
The Epstein files are NOT going away. As sleuths and independent computer boffins go through the millions of documents and log everything in searchable databases (like this and this), the
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February 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
The Epstein files claim another music industry person #musicnews
The Kurt-Cobain-was-murdered conspiracy people are back. Watch as I debunk EVERYTHING about that. #musicnews
The Kurt-Cobain-was-murdered conspiracy people are back. Watch as I debunk EVERYTHING about that.
[This was my weekly column for Global.ca. – AC] When something bad happens, we want to know why. The weirder and worse the event, the more we need to know.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The Kurt-Cobain-was-murdered conspiracy people are back. Watch as I debunk EVERYTHING about that. #musicnews
ICYMI: No new Foo Fighters music this week (yet), but there is this. #musicnews
No new Foo Fighters music this week (yet), but there is this.
Earlier this week, Foo Fighters posted this. It had to be for a new single or album, right? Probably this week, yeah? View this post on Instagram A post shared
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February 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
ICYMI: No new Foo Fighters music this week (yet), but there is this. #musicnews
Do you work in the trades? There’s a new survey on the most popular types of music on the jobsite. #musicnews
Do you work in the trades? There’s a new survey on the most popular types of music on the jobsite.
This is an American study from a company called SupplyHouse, but I think we can extrapolate things a little for Canada. The study tracked 532 trade workers about what they
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February 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Do you work in the trades? There’s a new survey on the most popular types of music on the jobsite. #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: When David Bowie declined a knighthood #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: When David Bowie declined a knighthood
Being declared a knight is one of the highest honours one can get in the UK. Many musicians have been knighted: Mick Jagger, Van Morrison, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Paul
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February 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Ongoing History Daily: When David Bowie declined a knighthood #musicnews
Random music news for Monday, February 16, 2026 #musicnews
Random music news for Monday, February 16, 2026
It’s not your imagination: More bots are sweeping through the internet and a lot of them seem to be coming from Langzhou in China. Moving to music news for February
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February 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Random music news for Monday, February 16, 2026 #musicnews
ICYMI: There’s new music this week from Gord Downie. Yes, you read that right. #musicnews
There’s new music this week from Gord Downie. Yes, you read that right.
We’re coming up on nine years since Gord Downie left us, but he’s somehow able to keep providing us with new music. This time, it’s a live album created with
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February 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
ICYMI: There’s new music this week from Gord Downie. Yes, you read that right. #musicnews
ICYMI: Today is World Radio Day! #musicnews
Today is World Radio Day!
Back in 2012, UNESCO and the United Nations proclaimed the annual World Radio Day for February 13. I quote: “It is a Day to thank broadcasters for the news they
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February 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
ICYMI: Today is World Radio Day! #musicnews
ICYMI: SoundCloud has released its Music Intelligence Report for 2026 #musicnews
SoundCloud has released its Music Intelligence Report for 2026
At last check, SoundCloud has about 140 million registered users, making it one of the best places to post/share music and to sort through material that’s being demoed or otherwise
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February 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
ICYMI: SoundCloud has released its Music Intelligence Report for 2026 #musicnews
ICYMI: The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1074: A brief history of protest music (part 2) #musicnews
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1074: A brief history of protest music (part 2)
Music is not only a powerful motivating tool, but it’s also a way to get a message out to a vast number of people. And when things hit the fan,
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February 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
ICYMI: The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1074: A brief history of protest music (part 2) #musicnews
ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: Do you skip songs when streaming? How often? #musicnews
Ongoing History Daily: Do you skip songs when streaming? How often?
The rise of streaming music services has resulted in some interesting consumer behaviours. According to people who track such things, Spotify users will skip a song within the first five
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February 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM
ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: Do you skip songs when streaming? How often? #musicnews
ICYMI: Random music news for Friday, February 13, 2026 #musicnews
Random music news for Friday, February 13, 2026
Good news for fans of the Kuiper Belt. I’m all over this, but I’ve always been an astronomy nerd. I’m also a nerd for music news for February 13, 2026.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
ICYMI: Random music news for Friday, February 13, 2026 #musicnews
For everyone who still wants to bet that #KurtCobain was murdered, I debunk EVERYTHING here.
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Someone wants Kurt Cobain’s death investigated as a homicide. This has to stop - National | Globalnews.ca
Once again, someone has decided that they've got proof that Kurt Cobain was murdered. This requires another debunking.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
For everyone who still wants to bet that #KurtCobain was murdered, I debunk EVERYTHING here.
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globalnews.ca/news/1166518...