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@Alancross

Alan Cross' music blog - A Journal of Musical Things. Filtering what is happening in music to save you time, money and effort.

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > indie-to-know-5-bands-to-hear-this-week-7

Indie to Know: 5 Bands to Hear This Week | Alan Cross

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (484+ words) Welcome back to Indie to Know, your one stop shop for the music of the future… TODAY! Seriously though, every week we dive into the mail bag and pull out the best tracks that need a bit of a spotlight....

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > random-music-news-for-monday-september-7-2026

Random music news for Monday, September 7, 2026 | Alan Cross

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (156+ words) Labour Day. No matter how old you are, there’s still that feeling that you have to go back to school tomorrow. Distract yourself from that with music news for September 7, 2026. BONUS: Thought we were done with Skibidi Toilet? Nope. Here…...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > random-music-news-for-saturday-september-5-2026

Random music news for Saturday, September 5, 2026 | Alan Cross

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (149+ words) There is now a new music industry award for a bucket of chicken. It does look good. So does music news for September 5, 2026. BONUS: Please don’t tell my English bull terriers about this smart pet butler. Alan Cross has 42624 posts…...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > random-music-news-for-thursday-august-20-2026

Random music news for Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Alan Cross

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (195+ words) Would you like to mess with Elon Musk? Here’s a fantastic opportunity called the “Elon Musk is a sad little bitch with no friends monument design committee.” As you think about joining up, here’s music news for August 21, 2026. More music…...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > random-music-news-for-wednesday-august-19-2026

Random music news for Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Alan Cross

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (176+ words) Guess how many ATMs there are in Antarctica? Don’t say zero. And what do we have for music news for August 20, 2026? More music news? Go here. BONUS: Dudes. Would you agree to earn US$2,000 for doing this? Alan Cross has…...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > random-music-news-for-tuesday-august-18-2026

Random music news for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | Alan Cross

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (187+ words) Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. There are plans for a movie starring the Pillsbury Doughboy. No shortage of fresh stuff for music news for August 18, 2026. More music news? Go here. BONUS: If you’re a drummer, you’ll want to…...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > explaining-quadraphonic-vinyl-with-an-electron-microscope

Explaining quadraphonic vinyl with an electron microscope | Alan Cross

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) Today we have all sorts of spatial audio available to us: Atmos, Dolby 5.1 (and beyond), DTS, Apple Spatial Audio, and so on. But the first journey into immersive music beyond two-channel stereo was quadraphonic sound, a four-speaker set-up (front-left, front-right…...