Podcast appearances and mentions of Alan Cross

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His Worship Mayor Scott Gillingham gets a mention on Jeopardy! / Rockin Thunder TONIGHT!!!!! (1:40); Brett's EAR-rigation! Thanks to Medigroup Portage Clinic, new-ish clinic Downtown / GAMETIME - new feature on video games... reminded Greg of something he regrets (9:30); What's an idea you never followed through on and wish you had? (17:10); Winnipeg Folk Fest starts tomorrow! Campers already piling in! (25:30); Many menaces on the highway, like the one Brett faced on the weekend - Highway safety tips, and what should we do we encounter a maniac?? (31:00); Ideas we didn't follow through (41:30); Learning more about the Viking within - Manitoba man heading to Iceland to seek a masters degree in Viking & Medieval Norse Studies (44:35); Winning entry on ideas we didn't follow through (51:00); Rockin Thunder IS TONIGHT!!!! What explains the staying power of Def Leppard? - music expert Alan Cross! (55:50).

Guest host Brad Smith, spoke with Alan Cross, Host of The Ongoing History of New Music, his blog A Journal of Musical Things about Oasis returns to the stage for the first time in 16 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Brad Smith, spoke with Alan Cross, Host of The Ongoing History of New Music, his blog A Journal of Musical Things about Oasis returns to the stage for the first time in 16 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Cross the mind behind The Ongoing History of New Music, The Secret History of Rock and Exploremusic and a long time radio broadcaster joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.  www.alancross.ca   into: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Getting your hands on a concert ticket can be a difficult (if not impossible) task...beyond the cost (which can be substantial), there are all the hoops one must jump through to secure a ticket. You must be computer literate, you need to be at your computer, ready to go when the appointed on-sale time arrives, and you must be prepared to jockey for position in the queue with other fans who are not just from your area but who are logging in from around the world. And then there are the scalpers, the crooks, and the shysters who somehow elbow their way to the front of the line to scoop up hundreds of tickets before you even get a chance to enter your credit card number. These people—and the tools they employ—cause all kinds of headaches and heartbreak among fans who just want to go to a show. And how they operate often involves tactics that are not exactly legal. So, who are these people who cheat their way to the best seats? And how do they do it? I'm Alan Cross and this episode 42 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”. This time, our focus is on the tactics, misdeeds, and crimes of scalpers who prevent you from buying a concert ticket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The music industry isn't exactly the most moral or law-abiding place, either…if you know where to look, you'll find crime all over the place. We've tackled this topic before…episode 4 of this podcast dealt with the mysterious disappearance of $200,000 of Led Zeppelin's money from a hotel safety deposit box…there was the time when Joe Strummer and Topper Headon from the clash were jailed for stealing some pillowcases from a holiday inn…and another episode featured the epically violent theft of two of Lady Gaga's dogs…  We're going to build on those stories with more tales of people in the music industry who took things they had no business taking… I'm Alan Cross and this is episode 41 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”…and this time, it's some wild stories of robbery and theft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Cross, music historian and host of the Ongoing History of Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime is getting a lot of attention on the campaign trail. The shop Canadian trend is going strong; are business's taking advantage of it? And Alan Cross joins us to share what he learned about Canadian music fans on his cross-country tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For 20 years, SONiC has been Edmonton's alternative soundtrack. Now, we're telling our story! What's Our Age Again? SONiC 102.9 Turns 20 is a 6-part podcast journey from our trailer beginnings to iconic alternative, hosted by Alan Cross. Re-live the bands, the personalities, the concerts, The Garner Andrews Show, and the evolution of radio through two decades of unforgettable chaos. This is episode 5, The Next Chapter

For 20 years, SONiC has been Edmonton's alternative soundtrack. Now, we're telling our story! What's Our Age Again? SONiC 102.9 Turns 20 is a 6-part podcast journey from our trailer beginnings to iconic alternative, hosted by Alan Cross. Re-live the bands, the personalities, the concerts, The Garner Andrews Show, and the evolution of radio through two decades of unforgettable chaos. This is episode 5, The Garner Andrews Show

For 20 years, SONiC has been Edmonton's alternative soundtrack. Now, we're telling our story! What's Our Age Again? SONiC 102.9 Turns 20 is a 6-part podcast journey from our trailer beginnings to iconic alternative, hosted by Alan Cross. Re-live the bands, the personalities, the concerts, The Garner Andrews Show, and the evolution of radio through two decades of unforgettable chaos. This is episode 2, The Shows

For 20 years, SONiC has been Edmonton's alternative soundtrack. Now, we're telling our story! What's Our Age Again? SONiC 102.9 Turns 20 is a 6-part podcast journey from our trailer beginnings to iconic alternative, hosted by Alan Cross. Re-live the bands, the personalities, the concerts, The Garner Andrews Show, and the evolution of radio through two decades of unforgettable chaos. This is episode 3, The Team

For 20 years, SONiC has been Edmonton's alternative soundtrack. Now, we're telling our story! What's Our Age Again? SONiC 102.9 Turns 20 is a 6-part podcast journey from our trailer beginnings to iconic alternative, hosted by Alan Cross. Re-live the bands, the personalities, the concerts, The Garner Andrews Show, and the evolution of radio through two decades of unforgettable chaos. This is episode 2, The Music

For 20 years, SONiC has been Edmonton's alternative soundtrack. Now, we're telling our story! What's Our Age Again? SONiC 102.9 Turns 20 is a 6-part podcast journey from our trailer beginnings to iconic alternative, hosted by Alan Cross. Re-live the bands, the personalities, the concerts, The Garner Andrews Show, and the evolution of radio through two decades of unforgettable chaos. This is episode 1, The Trailer

What a day! It's the 20th anniversary of SONiC 1029, and the Garner Andrews Show. We're celebrating with Cat Math, a visit from Alan Cross, checking in with SONiC's first Music Director Jason Manning, and a life update from Bryce Kelley. All while hearing your memories of the last 20 years of SONiC. This one's a long one, and full of feelings. Buckle up!

Broadcaster, consultant, music writer and self-identified professional music geek, Alan Cross, joins Brent Loucks ahead of his Saskatoon show tonight to talk about music, his career and what to expect from An Intimate Evening with Alan Cross.

When you go to a concert or attend a festival, you have every right to expect to be reasonably safe…there's security…there's inevitably a police presence…and EMS people are standing by with their medical tents and ambulances. In the last 25 years, security has stepped up…there are bag searches, pat-downs, and maybe even drug-sniffing dogs and magnetometers…there is also greater attention paid to everything from the paths people walk to crowd control to monitoring the weather. It's not that organizers want to the authoritarian about anything…it's just business…the business of staging concerts involves following local laws…and then there's the matter of insurance. When hundreds or thousands of humans gather in one place where alcohol and drugs are in use, dangerous and weird things can happen…people get angry, drug, high, and just carried away—and that leads to trouble. As the organizer of the gig, you do not want anyone to get hurt (or worse) because that inevitably will lead to legal problems and lawsuits. But sometimes imagination about what could go wrong fails us—probably because we can possibly conceive of something so horrible ever happening. Such was the case on the Las Vegas strip on October 1, 2017…it was a country music festival called “Route 91 Harvest” …things started as usual…but just after 10, the festival was transformed into a shooting gallery. By the time it was over, 60 people were dead and nearly 900 were injured… how?... A single gunman with an arsenal of weapons perched on the 32nd floor of a famous hotel across the street…it was the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman in the history of the United States. I'm Alan Cross and this is episode 36 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry” …it's an account of the horrific Route 91 Massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a Patreon preview! This episode of LTT, Alex and Brent sit down with the one and only Alan Cross to talk about his album pick, Nine Inch Nail's Pretty Hate Machine. For more content like this, subscribe to our patreon at patreon.com/truenorthnerds

TV has conditioned us to believe that crimes can be solved in less than an hour…a detective or two (and maybe even a whole team) is assigned to a single case, and they somehow manage to solve it over 60 minutes—43, if you deduct commercial time. That's obviously not how it works in the real world…yes, some cases are solved quickly, but others take days, weeks, months, and even years…and then there are cold cases, crimes that don't have any arrests, convictions, and in many instances, no suspects. The most famous case has to be Jack the Ripper…in 1888, at least five prostitutes were found carved up in the Whitechapel area of London…the killer taunted the cops but was never found…the list of suspects continues to grow, even today. There's the infamous Black Dahlia murder in Los Angeles…the body of a woman named Elizabeth Short was found mutilated and cut up…despite numerous suspects, this case has remained unsolved since 1947. The Zodiac killer may have killed as many as 40 people in northern California in the 60s and 70s…he was never caught. And who killed JonBenet Ramsey on Christmas in 1996? … her body was found in the basement of her family's house…despite years of investigation by professionals, amateurs, and documentary-makers, we still have no answers. I could go on, but you get the idea. The world of music also has its share of cold murder cases…and the circumstances around each of them are, as you might expect, rather bizarre. I'm Alan Cross, and this is “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”…let's explore some of the most infamous unsolved and unresolved murder cases in music history…and there are more than you may realize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to myths around the world, the devil is always looking for more souls…this practice isn't anywhere in the bible, but there are plenty of accounts in other religions, literature, and art. For example, Dante's “ The Divine Comedy, “ written in the 14th century, riffs on this concept. Other stories involve the devil and demons seeking humans to give up their souls in exchange for riches, favours, or the bestowment of special powers. These are the so-called “deals with the devil.” The best-known ancient example is the story of Faust, a German legend dating to the 16th century... a depressed and bored scholar attempts suicide... when that fails, he calls upon the devil to make things better. “Give me magic powers, knowledge, and a chance to indulge in all the pleasures of this world!”… The devil—known as Mephistopheles in this story—says, “Sure!... You can have all you want for a few years…but when time is up, you will give me your soul, and you will be my slave forever.” Faust says, “deal!”…and for a while, he gets everything he wants, including lots of sex…things inevitably turn out bad for him, and per his contract, he is carried off to hell—maybe…there are other versions of the story where he gains redemption and gets to keep his soul. So how does one make an appointment with the devil to sell their soul?...mostly, you meet him at a crossroads at midnight, discuss terms, and sign the contract. Over the centuries, sea captains, generals, and painters are said to have sold their souls in exchange for worldly things…and so have a number of musicians…the most famous of these stories is connected to blues musician Robert Johnson…it is said he made a deal with the devil and was bestowed with an almost supernatural ability to play the guitar. Robert Johnson eventually died at the age of 27…but what really happened?...was he murdered?...or did his contract expire? I'm Alan Cross, and this is episode 30 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”…let's take a trip to the crossroads to see whom we find there…and here's a hint: more than just Robert Johnson will be there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We think it was in late 2014 that a thirst for exposure to a greater range of music led us to come together as a group – The Sonic Collective (TSC). Our goal is to each month select, listen to, and consider an album of ‘significance' that is at least six-years of age. We tend to avoid greatest hits compilations and live albums, but exceptions have been made. Over the years we've listened to nearly 150 albums, had a few special rounds, and also interviewed a handful of artists and experts (Danko Jones, Sam Roberts, Alan Cross). So here we are, at 10-years of musical discovery, which seems like the ideal time to reflect on where we've been, the music we've enjoyed, perhaps albums we didn't like so much, and think about how the experience has shaped us as fans of music. Enjoy listening to our look back on decade of exploring music!

The number “27” occupies an odd place in rock history…it's the age when rock stars die—or so the story goes…and, if i'm honest, it does come up quite a bit…there are books on the subject, documentaries, and more. The age of “27” has an eerie hold over popular culture…even casual music fans think that this is when so many rock stars have died…given the ubiquity of the concept of “the 27 club” has, someone might guess that we're talking dozens and dozens of deaths…just look how deeply “the 27 club” is embedded into rock lore…it's morbid stuff, but who doesn't like stories that flirt with death?. Here's the question: is this mythology justified? ...what evidence exists for it?... And if so, what's so special and common about rock starts dying at the age of 27?... We should look into this.  I'm Alan Cross and this is episode 28 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry…it's time to investigate the truth of “The 27 Club”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you go to a big, loud rock show, you want a spectacle…lights, lasers, special effects, and, if all goes well, lots of pyro…flames, explosions, smoke bombs—they all add to the theatricality of it all. But if you're going to blow stuff up and have open flames onstage, you gotta be careful…not only do you have to abide by health and safety regulations, local laws, and local building codes, you have to be very aware of the venue itself. Can it handle your pyro?... If it can't—or if you don't police people who insist of lighting up their own munitions—the results can be deadly…and so far in the 21st century, there have been too many of these incidents. This is the story of one particular night in west Warwick, Rhode Island…it should have been a typical night of metal at a nondescript 500-person venue…instead, it was one of the worst building fires in American history. I'm Alan Cross and this is “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music History”…and this is the scary story of the station nightclub fire… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, patsy cline, Jim Croce, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ricky Nelson, and Stevie Ray Vaughn have in common? ...they all died when the private aircraft in which they were flying crashed.  Holly, the Big Bopper, and Valens were on a single-engine six-seater Beechcraft bonanza when it went down in bad weather in an Iowa cornfield in February 1959…Cline and two other musicians died in March 1963 when their six-seater piper Comanche…bad weather was to blame there, too. Jim Croce was onboard an 11-seater Beechcraft twin-engine when it hit a tree on takeoff from and airport in Louisiana…fog and pilot error. In October 1977, a chartered Convair CV-240 carrying members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and their crew somehow ran out of gas and crashed into a Mississippi swamp…i tell that story in episode 1 of this podcast. On December 3, 1985, Ricky Nelson was on an old DC-3 when an heater on the plane caught fire and crash-landed in a Texas cow pasture. And Stevie Ray Vaughn was in a helicopter leaving a Wisconsin music festival on August 27, 1990…it ended up all over the side of a ski hill…it was foggy and while the pilot was certified to fly a fixed-wing aircraft under such conditions, he wasn't licensed to fly a helicopter.  There are many more examples, but I think I've made my point.  On this episode, I want take a close look at two more private plane crashes that are still widely discussed…there's the accident that nearly killed blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and killed several other people…and the other crazy story of the aircraft accident that killed Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Randy Rhoads. I'm Alan Cross and this is episode 26 of “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson with Alan Cross, Musicologist and host of The Ongoing History of New Music and a Journal of Musical Things, regarding Deryck Whibley being the latest to break his silence and accusing his former manager Greig Nori of Sexual assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming to Rogers stadium, Oasis will be in Toronto August 24th. Will they play? Will they make it before being broken up again. How do you get tickets? Will they add another show instead of playing one night? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Alan Cross, Musicologist and host of Ongoing History of New Music and a journal of musical things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady focuses in on Premier Doug Ford's plans to build a traffic tunnel underneath the 401 across the GTA… Is it feasible? Doable? Will you and I ever see this project come to fruition? We speak with Eric Lombardi, Founder of More Neighbours Toronto, who has some pretty strong opinions about the Premier's undertaking  Next, David Wilkes, President and CEO of Building Industry and Land Development Association, joins us to talk about why the city's housing crisis is about to get worse as development applications drop off. Lastly, Alan Cross, host of the ongoing history of new music.. talking about what he's hearing in the live music scene about today's announcement from Live Nation, Premier Doug Ford and Mayor Olivia Chow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back for a Friday bonus episode, this time out featuring the musical guru Alan CrossSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tthtop40/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The gang is back for a Friday bonus episode, this time out featuring the musical guru Alan CrossSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gettinghiptothehip/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When you're a rock star, life can be very busy…there are songs to write, rehearsals to attend, albums to record, promotional appearances to make, interviews to be conducted, and tours to organize and execute…there's often not a lot of free time. Maybe you live in a large house or an estate… you might have multiple pied-de-terres around the planet: a home base, a vacation spot or two, and some condos in New York, or London, or Paris. As a rock star, you're often away your home (or homes) for long stretches of time…someone has to look after those properties, whether you're there or not. Maybe you've been a musician, an artist for such a long time you've never had to worry about the things that take up a civilian's day…do your laundry, walk your dogs, go grocery shopping, take care of the lawn, and all that regular daily stuff. And, of course, you need someone to make sure all the bills get paid…someone has to chase down all outstanding invoices…and because there's so much money involved in your career coming from multiple streams, you need someone to manage your cash, your bank accounts, and your investments…that means lawyers and accountants and financial advisors. Just so you can be you, a rock star needs an army of employees and contractors so that everything that needs to be done, gets done…you're far too busy and the business is far too complex for you to handle that part of life on your own. And finding the right people is essential…you need to trust these people to deal with the most important aspects of your career, your family, your life, your possessions, and you're financial security. But as with all things human, there are those who can't be trusted…they see all these nice things, maybe have access to cash and assets—and they just can't help themselves…fingers get sticky…and you don't know that until it's way too late.  I'm Alan Cross and this is episode 23 of “Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”…this time, it's a warning to beware the help…these are people trusted by rock stars but instead ended up ripping them off…and boy, do I have some cautionary tales for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 10, and the final episode in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 9 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 8 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a fair and just universe, we would live in a meritocracy…the best and most talented would naturally rise to the top and be properly recognized and compensated for their contributions to humanity…yeah, nice idea, but… We'd like to think that music operates this way…the best and the brightest naturally have their songs heard and become popular because, well, they're good…these artists have hit records and are deservedly rewarded by the world with the fruits of their God-given natural abilities…again, lovely idea, but hopelessly naïve… The music business can be an ugly place…as Hunter S. Thompson allegedly once said, “The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs”…(I should also add that the quote ends with “there's also a negative side”—but I think he made his point)… It's a viciously competitive game…and the truth is that sheer talent is not enough to make it big…every potential hit song needs a powerful distribution and marketing system behind it, someone who will work the song by elbowing other artists out of the way… The goal is to get the song heard by any means necessary…once that is achieved, it's push, push, push to make the song ubiquitous…the more people that are exposed to it, the greater the likelihood of a record being bought or a song being streamed…that's when the money starts rolling in… But it doesn't end there…once a song is an actual hit, there are ancillary opportunities for revenue…soundtracks…placement in TV shows…licensing for commercials…covers by other artists…the amount of money that can be made is staggering—and everyone along the way gets a taste… But none of that is possible unless the song is a hit...how can that happen with a perishable commodity in an environment where the end consumer—the music fan—is so fickle and unpredictable...how do you get millions of strangers to buy into a new piece of art?... The answer: you gotta grease the wheels, create some incentives, and make offers that people just can't refuse…this is where we enter the murky and illegal world of payola… I'm Alan Cross and this is “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry”… when it comes to payola, boy, do I have some stories for you. Show contact info: X (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross Website: curiouscast.ca Email: Alan@alancross.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 7 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Friday bonus episode, Justin, Craig, & jD sit down with Alan Cross to talk about Gord and Alan's TTH origin story.

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 6 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1969, the Rolling Stones were about to enter their imperial phase, a time in their career where everything they did seemed to go right…they were on their way to being the biggest rock band in the world… In December 1968, they released “Beggar's Banquet,” their biggest-selling album so far…work had started on “Let It Bleed,” another record that would become a classic…that would eventually be followed by “Sticky Fingers” in 1971, “exile on main street” in 1972, and half a dozen more albums that would cement their place in rock history… But let's back up to 1969…things were not good within the band…in fact, they were terrible…hard drugs had been seeping into the group and founder Brian Jones was a mess… Not only was he unable to contribute to the group in any meaningful musical way, but his mood swings made him impossible to deal with…sometimes he wouldn't show up to rehearsals—and when he did, he was useless… He neglected to look after the band's communal car and it was towed away…jones crashed his motorcycle into a shop window and spent time in the hospital…and his drug convictions made it impossible for him to get a visa to tour the U.S… The Stones desperately needed to tour because some insanely large tax bills were due…they needed the month…something had to give…  On June 8, 1969, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards told Brian Jones that he was fired from the band he created…he was no longer a rolling stone… Less than a month later, he was dead…was it a drug-related Rock'N'Roll misadventure?...did he accidentally drown in his swimming pool?...or was it something more evil… Ever since the news broke on July 3, 1969, that Brian Jones had died, there have been questions…it's a very curious case—and some believe (including his family) that he may have been murdered…I'm Alan Cross and this is “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry,” episode 19…the mysterious death of Brian Jones… Show contact info: X (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross Website: curiouscast.ca Email: Alan@alancross.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in August of 2020, I had Alan Cross on the show to talk about the issues facing the music industry in the wake of the pandemic. In 2022, we could have declared that music was back but we still didn't have any real numbers with so many people trying to make up for lost time, missed shows, and those forgotten tickets stored somewhere on the internet.In this episode, music geek Alan Cross sits down to tell us about some of the latest trends in music, why concert tickets are priced the way they are, who sets the prices and why some tours are being cancelled before they get started. Yes we talked about two of the biggest stories surrounding concerts: Taylor Swift's success and the U.S. Goverment's Ticketmaster/Live Nation Anti-Trust lawsuit. We also discussed two Canadian based music documentaries that radio junkies might be interested in, including Hate To Love: Nickleback and the CFNY: The Spirit of Radio. A transcript and a video version of the show are available on our network site.Thanks to the following organizations for supporting the show:Nlogic - TV & Radio Audience Data SolutionsMary Anne Ivison at Ivison Voice. - Make her the female voice of your radio station.Matt Fogarty Voiceovers - It's great to have Matt back for 2024 supporting our show. Make him the imaging voice for your radio station by contacting him through his website.Megatrax - Licensed Music for your radio station or podcast production company.Also we added the Sound Off Podcast to the The Open Podcast Prefix Project (OP3) A free and open-source podcast prefix analytics service committed to open data and listener privacy. You can be a nosey parker by checking out our downloads here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 5 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 4 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Anthony Furey is joined by Alan Cross, musicologist & host of "The Ongoing History of New Music" about a precident- setting case that will be making its way in front of the courts. Alan tells Anthony why record labels are furious and fearful of the AI industry, what this could mean for the average listener & how $14-Quadrillion works into this somehow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 3 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. In this ten-part series, we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those. But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  This is Part 2 in the series. We hope you enjoy this look back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, it's Alan Cross. For the next few weeks of the Podcast, we're diving deep into the Ongoing History of New Music Archives with a series called “The Top 100 Moments in New Rock”. This originally aired 20 years ago in the spring of 2004…and we thought it might be fun to hear where we've been, how things used to be, and how much everything has changed since.  We hope you enjoy this look-back… When a lot of people look at history, they only look at the big stuff...you know, the wars, the plagues, the disasters–you know what I mean? All those things are important, but they don't even begin to tell half the story. To understand history, any kind of history is to also look at the little moments You know what I'm talking about...tiny, boring events and decisions that seemed completely innocuous and unimportant–or even meaningless–when they happened, yet eventually the consequences proved to be unbelievably huge. That's what this ten-part series will be like...we're going to look at the 100 most significant events in new rock history...some are obvious–you know, the big stuff that made the news...you can't ignore those... But we're also going to look at the small things that are at the root of some of the big things...it's a fascinating way to look at history and society and art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The very last thing an artist or a promoter or owner of a venue wants is for someone to get hurt—or worse--at a concert…but it does happen… There are always stories about bad behaviour or unexpected crowd dynamics… Altamont in 1969, The Who crowd crush in 1979, Woodstock 99, the nine dead during Pearl Jam's set at the Roskilde Festival in 2000, the deaths at the Astroworld Festival in 2021, and the Brixton Academy crowd crush in 2023 all come to mind… Those were security failures and problems with crowd control…but occasionally, there's a different type of disaster, the kind that happens suddenly and without warning… When you go to a show, you expect that the building and everything in it will be safe, that all has been constructed to proper standards, and won't present any kind of danger to anyone at the gig… The last thing you think about is the stage coming down on top of the performers, the crew, and the crowd… Saturday, June 12, 2012, at Downsview Park in Toronto was a clear, calm summer day. But just minutes before the grounds were to open for fans, thousands of pounds of equipment and scaffolding suddenly came crashing down…one person died and three people were injured… What happened?...and why did it take so long for justice to be served?...and while we're at it, was justice served? I'm Alan Cross and this is “Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem the Music Industry, episode 16”…the Radiohead stage collapse…have I got a story for you… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Manson family murders are among the most famous crimes in American history…their actions have been documented over and over and over…this program will not be a recitation of what happened…instead, we're going to look specifically at how music figures into this story, before, during, and after these horrific events…music had a much bigger part in the murders than most people realize… This is a story that involves The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Neil Young, The Mamas and Papas, a couple of famous record producers, a large discography of Manson-made records, and a long list of artists who have at least some relationship to Manson and his people… I'm Alan Cross and this is episode 14 of “Uncharted: Music and Mayhem in the Music Industry” Episode 14. This time, it's the musical nightmare of Charles Manson… Show contact info: X (formerly Twitter): @AlanCross Website: curiouscast.ca Email: Alan@alancross.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices