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My Alberta speaking tour continues today in Calgary at The Limber Hollow. Details here.
07/07/2024

My Alberta speaking tour continues today in Calgary at The Limber Hollow. Details here.

Join Canadian icon and world renowned writer, speaker, Alan Cross for a Music Salon at The Limber Hollow! Alan is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. If you're into music discovery and would like to make your music collection more interesting

My Alberta speaking tour continues tonight (July 6) in Red Deer. Might I see you at the Velvet Olive Lounge?
06/07/2024

My Alberta speaking tour continues tonight (July 6) in Red Deer. Might I see you at the Velvet Olive Lounge?

An evening of free-wheelin' audience participation and storytelling about music, radio, artists, and more. Bring your questions!

Attention Red Deer rock fans: I'll be speaking at The Velvet Olive Lounge on Saturday night. Details here:
05/07/2024

Attention Red Deer rock fans: I'll be speaking at The Velvet Olive Lounge on Saturday night. Details here:

An evening of free-wheelin' audience participation and storytelling about music, radio, artists, and more. Bring your questions!

People often email be about Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Singer). "Has she really never heard any of these son...
16/06/2024

People often email be about Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Singer). "Has she really never heard any of these songs before? Didn't she have a radio growing up? Never heard of MTV and YouTube?" I have no idea of her backstory (other than she spent her youth studying to be a professional opera singer) but these reaction videos do seem authentic and genuine. This time around, she seems very impressed by the performances of Scott Weiland and Slash with Velvet Revolver.

People often email be about Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Singer). "Has she really never heard any of these songs before? Didn't she have a radio

Why do I post a Sunday Lunch performance from Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox every Sunday? Because people seem to love t...
16/06/2024

Why do I post a Sunday Lunch performance from Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox every Sunday? Because people seem to love these gigs from the kitchen. Here they are with an encore performance of a Led Zeppelin classic. (They're touring around this summer, so they're not as home as much these days.)

Why do I post a Sunday Lunch performance from Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox every Sunday? Because people seem to love these gigs from the kitchen. Here

ICYMI: Random music news for Saturday, May 18, 2024
16/06/2024

ICYMI: Random music news for Saturday, May 18, 2024

Need something new to worry about with the internet? How about emotionally expressive chatbots? Rest assured that music news for May 18, 2024, is fully

Our adorably naive opera singer is stumped by Eddie Vedder and “Yellow Ledbetter”
16/06/2024

Our adorably naive opera singer is stumped by Eddie Vedder and “Yellow Ledbetter”

Viewers of Elizabeth Zharoff's "The Charismatic Voice" YouTube channel are forever sending her songs that she needs to check out. This makes for some fun

ICYMI: The campaign to rename a Toronto park after Gord Downie is picking up steam
16/06/2024

ICYMI: The campaign to rename a Toronto park after Gord Downie is picking up steam

Some time ago, Damian Jakibchuk, the founder of Lake Fever Wilderness Co. (a camping vacation site) came up with the idea of renaming Toronto's Riverdale

ICYMI: Guess which artist is the most expensive for music fans. Yep. That one.
16/06/2024

ICYMI: Guess which artist is the most expensive for music fans. Yep. That one.

Being a music fan is expensive. Between a streaming subscription, vinyl, CDs, t-shirts, merch, and concert tickets, it can cost a lot to maintain your

Midnight Oil finally gets a documentary–and it looks good. Here’s the trailer.
16/06/2024

Midnight Oil finally gets a documentary–and it looks good. Here’s the trailer.

For the last 40 years, Midnight Oil has been one of the most politically active bands anywhere on the planet. They've also sold millions of records and

ICYMI: The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1018: Stars’n’Cars’n’Rock’n’Roll
15/06/2024

ICYMI: The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1018: Stars’n’Cars’n’Rock’n’Roll

Next to music and my dogs, my biggest obsession is cars. I’ve always been a car nut. I’m one of those people with a list of cars I’ll buy when i win the

Ongoing History Daily: The weird world of library music
15/06/2024

Ongoing History Daily: The weird world of library music

Here’s a genre of music that may be you to you: “Library music.” Its history goes back to the 1920s when a company called De Wolfe Music began creating

ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: Whatever became of Green Day’s first drummer?
15/06/2024

ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: Whatever became of Green Day’s first drummer?

It’s hard to imagine Green Day being anything but Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool. But it wasn’t always this way. Green Day’s first drummer

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (May 21, 2024): Monte, 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE, The Phase Problem, & More!
15/06/2024

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (May 21, 2024): Monte, 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE, The Phase Problem, & More!

Monte Song: "Dysfunctional Mess"Album: SingleRelease Date: March 29, 2024Location: Brooklyn, New YorkWhy I Like It: This song hits fast and loud.Listen:

David Bowie's 1972-73 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars tour has gone down in history as one of the most influent...
15/06/2024

David Bowie's 1972-73 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars tour has gone down in history as one of the most influential of all time. You'd think that in the 52 years that have elapsed that we'd seen everything via the live album (and its multiple reissues) and the concert film. Apparently not, though. There's a brand-new box set version of…...

David Bowie's 1972-73 Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars tour has gone down in history as one of the most influential of all time. You'd think that

On the occasion of REM's induction into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, all four members got back together for an intervi...
15/06/2024

On the occasion of REM's induction into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, all four members got back together for an interview (their first together in 30 years) and then played a surprise one song performance at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. It was the first time Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry performed together since 2011 when they were inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....

On the occasion of REM's induction into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, all four members got back together for an interview (their first together in 30

If you need more to worry about, there's something strange happening to the Earth's core. Sleep well. Better distract yo...
15/06/2024

If you need more to worry about, there's something strange happening to the Earth's core. Sleep well. Better distract yourself with some music news for June 15, 2024. Could the US follow Canada and France when it comes to taxing streaming? Some people think so. Streaming subscription prices are on the rise again. Here's why. Punk legends The Refused have canceled the remaining shows on their tour after their vocalist…...

If you need more to worry about, there's something strange happening to the Earth's core. Sleep well. Better distract yourself with some music news for

ICYMI: Random music news for Friday, May 17, 2024
15/06/2024

ICYMI: Random music news for Friday, May 17, 2024

This guitar has 109 strings. Silly or cool? Either way, I wouldn't want to tune it. (Via Larry) Of course, music news for May 17, 2024, is very cool. Have

Random music news for Tuesday, May 21, 2024
15/06/2024

Random music news for Tuesday, May 21, 2024

France now has a baguette-scented stamp. That's the Frenchest thing ever. On to music news for May 21, 2024. Fascinating: How foreign policy affects music

ICYMI: The new John Lennon box set is going to cost HOW MUCH?
15/06/2024

ICYMI: The new John Lennon box set is going to cost HOW MUCH?

Over the years, I've seen some expensive box sets. The Pixies had one that retailed for around $800. There was Guns N' Roses package that sold for close

This BBC report on K-pop scandals is…wow.
15/06/2024

This BBC report on K-pop scandals is…wow.

The K-pop industry--and it is an industry--a global phenomenon that is responsible for a sizeable portion of South Korea's GDP. But beneath the slick

ICYMI: The shortlist for the 2024 Prism Prize is out. One of these will be named best Canadian music video of the year. ...
15/06/2024

ICYMI: The shortlist for the 2024 Prism Prize is out. One of these will be named best Canadian music video of the year.

As 200+ music boffins debate over the Long and then the Short List for the 2024 Polaris Prize, it's time to turn our attention to the Prism Prize, the

Anyone else remember these old weird stereo system accessories?
15/06/2024

Anyone else remember these old weird stereo system accessories?

I like shiny things, especially when it comes to audio systems. This affliction goes back to my youth when many of my generation spent ungodly amounts of

ICYMI: Remembering all the times Steve Albini worked with Canadian artists
14/06/2024

ICYMI: Remembering all the times Steve Albini worked with Canadian artists

Since Steve Albini, the fiercely ethical recorder of alt-rock bands, died of a heart attack in his studio in Chicago last week, tributes have been coming

Ongoing History Daily: This alt-rocker almost sang for AC/DC
14/06/2024

Ongoing History Daily: This alt-rocker almost sang for AC/DC

Back in 2016, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson began having serious problems with his hearing after a show in Winnipeg. After a final gig in Kansas City, it

ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: Music and lyrics are getting dumber
14/06/2024

ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: Music and lyrics are getting dumber

Are song lyrics getting simpler and dumber or is that just your imagination? It’s not. New research out of Germany and Austria that examined the lyrics of

Random music news for Monday, May 20, 2024
14/06/2024

Random music news for Monday, May 20, 2024

A new nightmare: using emojis inaccurately. I'll be as accurate as possible for music news on May 20, 2024. Why are advertisers clamoring to be on

I'm back on the road withmore of my salon encounters with music fans. These are free-wheelin’ discussions which always g...
14/06/2024

I'm back on the road withmore of my salon encounters with music fans. These are free-wheelin’ discussions which always go off in a million different directions at once. Because no two audiences are ever the same, each salon is completely different. They run about two hours and are always a lot of fun. Next up are two events in Ottawa. And then in July, I'm covering Alberta from Edmonton to Calgary and beyond....

I'm back on the road withmore of my salon encounters with music fans. These are free-wheelin’ discussions which always go off in a million different

The history of concerts features many stories of weird pairings of an opening act for a headliner with the most notoriou...
14/06/2024

The history of concerts features many stories of weird pairings of an opening act for a headliner with the most notorious being the time Jimi Hendrix opened for The Monkees. This isn't quite on that level, but it's still strange. Coldplay performed in Bucharest, Romania, on June 13 and 14 and invited a local singer named Babasha to be a part of the gigs....

The history of concerts features many stories of weird pairings of an opening act for a headliner with the most notorious being the time Jimi Hendrix

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