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Our adorable opera singer hears this Eagles song for the first time | Alan Cross
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (180+ words) How can anyone live on this planet without every once having heard "Lyin" Eyes" by The Eagles. Yet this is the case with Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice) who makes a nice living making reaction videos to songs she…...
Here we go: The US targets Canada's Online Streaming Act | Alan Cross
1+ week, 1+ day ago (382+ words) Whenever America doesn't get its way, it throws a hissy fit. This time, Congressman Lloyd Smucker has introduced a bill that targets our Online Streaming Act (otherwise known as Bill C-11), which seeks to have foreign streamers pay their fair share…...
Check out this new TV commercial featuring Nickelback and...Megan Thee Stallion | Alan Cross
1+ week, 1+ day ago (220+ words) If anyone had ever suggested to me that Nickelback would collaborate with Megan Thee Stallion, I'd just assume they were very, very high. Or perhaps sustained a severe blow to the head. Or maybe had a series of strokes. Yet…...
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1+ week, 2+ day ago (23+ words) Court rules that Meta and YouTube encouraged social media addiction. Defeat for tech bros, victory for everyone else.A Journal of Musical ThIngs...
If you're using AI as a music-making tool, you might want to look at MILO | Alan Cross
1+ week, 3+ day ago (246+ words) The use of AI in the creation of music isn't going away. Yes, it's going to be abused in a million different ways, but it can also be a useful tool. Suno, one of the AI companies people are using…...
There's another big rock memorabilia auction coming up. I hope you have deep pockets. | Alan Cross
1+ week, 3+ day ago (176+ words) Julien's is an auction house that does big business in the rock memorabilia space. They have an event coming up in New York at the end of May called Music Icons. Let's have a look at the inventory, shall we?...
The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is coming to theatres Here's advance ticket info for Oshawa, Waterloo, Hamilton, Stouffville, and Vancouver
1+ week, 4+ day ago (279+ words) 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 today (February 13). This, however, isn't the FULL version of the film....
Ontario's admirable, honourable, and doomed plan to cap the resale price of concert tickets | Alan Cross
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (364+ words) The government of Doug Ford's latest PR stunt is the imposition of a cap on the resale price of concert tickets. The official press release says that "New changes will cap ticket resale prices at original cost to protect consumers…...
The lineup for Lollapalooza 2026 and for the first time in a while, it kinda rocks. Is this evidence of a rock resurgence? | Alan Cross
2+ week, 3+ day ago (338+ words) When Lollapalooza first launched in 1991, it was a travelling freak show of alt-rock artists, and for the first five years, it was awesome. Then came 1996, when the headliner was Metallica. That seemed'odd. There was one more event in 1997 that didn't…...
Want a travel adventure exploring UK music sites? Join me on my fall UK music tour!
2+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) [This fall, I'm guiding a UK music tour through London, Liverpool and Manchester. The Toronto Star did a feature on what's happening. " AC] You can hear the stories behind songs, read about musicians and listen to music that emerged from…...