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nytimes.comWalter Koenig, Chekov From ‘Star Trek,’ Has DiedAs the baby-faced Russian navigator of the U.S.S. Enterprise, he was a mainstay of the original television series and seven films. He was 90.

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Aw, damn. Chekov has died.

SNL UK is superior to SNL USA. Change my mind.

Waiting for the big beautiful blue screen of death. This is not a post about Microsoft.

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nytimes.comRussia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media Reports (Gift Article)The move buys good will with President Trump while costing the President Vladimir V. Putin — who is wanted for war crimes — little.

Putin a "humanitarian?" Jeezus. America is lost forever. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

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Dictator Move of the Day.

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A few months into President Donald Trump’s second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. 😳

propublica.orgThis Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration ...

In two weeks, I'll be heading to Nova Scotia for more dates on my national speaking tour. Will I see you?

ajournalofmusicalthings.comDavid Marsden, the architect of CFNY and the Spirit of Radio has died | Alan CrossDavid Marsden, the man who built the original CFNY and guided the station through its Spirit of Radio years, has died. He was 85. David suffered a fall

David Marsden, the greatest radio mentor anyone could have ever had, has died. Through his stewardship of CFNY in the late 70s and through the 80s, he helped change the musical lives of millions. #DavidMarsden #CFNY #TheSpiritOfRadio. www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/david-marsde...

We should hear about Pearl Jam's new drummer any second now. Guesses? Here are two: Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine) Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction) Thoughts? #pearljam

So U2's new album (due Nov 13) will be called Caraval de Luz. Yes, that means "carnival of light" in Spanish, but look at it this way: L = 50 uz = U2 Ergo, U2's 50th anniversary.

ajournalofmusicalthings.comOur CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary debuts in America tonight | Alan CrossCFNY: The Spirit of Radio, which tells the story of the rise of the Toronto radio station in the late 70s and through the 80s, debuted in January with a

America gets its first look at our documentary, CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary tonight on PBS (WNED/Buffalo) at 7:30 EDT.

19 Sept

My 90-year-old mom is my merch person for my speaking gig at the West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg tonight.

ajournalofmusicalthings.comThe first le of my national speaking tour concludes TONIGHT in Winnipeg. Get tickets here. | Alan CrossIt happens around once a year. I pack things up and take my Ongoing History of New Music/Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry Act on the

19 Sept

The first leg of my national speaking tour ends tonight in Winnipeg. Wanna come? www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/national-spe...

16 Sept

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13 Sept

Security at Kelowna airport @YKW at 10:45 Sunday morning: All five lines open, all using machines that don’t require removing laptops and tablets. Why does regional airport have better security/passenger handling than at YYZ , the biggest and busiest airport in Canada?

12 Sept

Security at @yvr at 9:30 am on a Saturday (domestic passengers only): Four lanes open (plus one priority lane), all using machines that don't require you to remove your laptops and tablets. Friendly people.

12 Sept

Security at YYZ on a Wednesday morning at 8:30 (domestic AND international passengers): TWO lanes open (plus one priority lane). Old machines; remove laptops and tablets. Indifferent to surly agents. WHY, YYZ, WHY?

12 Sept

Why does the busiest airport in Canada lag so far behind in so many ways? This is embarrassing. @torontopearson.bsky.social

ajournalofmusicalthings.comMy next national speaking tour begins Wednesday. Here's where/when/ticket links | Alan CrossIt happens around once a year. I pack things up and take my Ongoing History of New Music/Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry Act on the

10 Sept

My national speaking tour starts TONIGHT in Victoria. Still tickets available. Details: www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/its-time-aga...

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HOMAN: You can't give me one example of someone arrested at a school REPORTER: I gave you an example of someone arrested at a school bus stop HOMAN: Is that a school?

hollywoodreporter.com‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Mammoth Elon Musk Doc Is a Poleaxing Portrait of the Tech Titan as a Con Man Given Way Too Much Power to Be StoppedThe Oscar-winning docmaker gets around the hiccup of Musk’s refusal to participate by creating a CG avatar of the world’s richest man.

8 Sept

I cannot wait to see this "damning" documentary on Elon Musk. It exposes him for the conman he is. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

8 Sept

Nice one. ("A Skydance capitulation." Hah!)

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7 Sept

We are dealing with a very unwell man.

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Well, this will make us want to come back to the table confident the US will bargain in good faith. #cdnpoli

dlvr.itStudy: Metal fans have a higher tolerance for painThere have been many studies about the health benefits of listening to metal. Now we’re learning that metal fans have a higher tolerance for pain under certain circumstances. The boffins at the Max

ICYMI: Study: Metal fans have a higher tolerance for pain #musicnews

dlvr.itOngoing History Daily: The David Bowie-Iggy Pop-Slash connectionIn the early 1970s, Iggy Pop was completely out of his head on drugs. After an arrest, a judge gave him a choice: jail or commitment to a mental health facility. That’s how

ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: The David Bowie-Iggy Pop-Slash connection #musicnews

dlvr.itIn the mood for an anti-Trump song about tariffs? Here you go.President Yamtits Childman is genuinely mentally ill. He’s living in an alternative reality created by his temporal lobes turning into pudding. Meanwhile, his enablers are only too happy to make excuses for his

ICYMI: In the mood for an anti-Trump song about tariffs? Here you go. #musicnews

dlvr.itIndie to Know: 5 Bands to Hear This WeekWelcome back to Indie to Know, where I rummage around the large bag of music we get sent to us every week to pull out five gems to bless your ear holes with.

ICYMI: Indie to Know: 5 Bands to Hear This Week #musicnews

ICYMI: More from the 2026 Vans Warped Tour in Montreal with a interview with LØLØ #musicnews

dlvr.itRandom music news for Wednesday, September 2, 2026Star Trek fans are being asked to celebrate the show’s 60th anniversary by selling a world record for the largest Vulcan salute ever. Live long and prosper, people. Meanwhile, over on the music

ICYMI: Random music news for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 #musicnews

dlvr.itThis kid has embarked on the most insane listening experience in the history of music.Everyone needs a hobby, and if it involves music, great. But this kid is taking it to the extreme. His name is Sam Andrews, an 18-year-old who is on a mission to listen

ICYMI: This kid has embarked on the most insane listening experience in the history of music. #musicnews

dlvr.itAnother report from the Montreal stop on the 2026 Vans Warped Tour (part 3)[Photos from Ross MacDonald. Writeup by Mark Laurin. – AC-] Vans Warped Tour Montreal Day One Connects Three Generations of the Festival For twelve years, Montreal had to remember Vans Warped Tour rather

ICYMI: Another report from the Montreal stop on the 2026 Vans Warped Tour (part 3) #musicnews

dlvr.itUncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 072: Forgotten music festival disasters, part 1Your friends have an idea. Let’s all go to this big music festival! Three days outdoors with lots of music and thousands of like-minded fans. Great! Sounds like fun! And you have every

ICYMI: Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 072: Forgotten music festival disasters, part 1 #musicnews

dlvr.itThe Beastie Boys’ hydraulic penis. You read that correctly.When The Beastie Boys were revving up in the very late 1980s, they were into a lot of frat boy humour. How could they attract attention? When they embarked on the License to

ICYMI: The Beastie Boys’ hydraulic penis. You read that correctly. #musicnews

dlvr.it10,951 days after Tupac Shakur was shot, someone has been convicted of his murderOn September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was in the passenger seat of a 7-series BMW driven by record mogul Suge Knight. As they sat at a stoplight, a white Cadillac pulled up on

ICYMI: 10,951 days after Tupac Shakur was shot, someone has been convicted of his murder #musicnews

dlvr.itRandom music news for Tuesday, September 1, 2026Good news! Top Gear is coming back to the BBC! Bad news: It’s not with Clarkson, Hammond, and May. And with Jimmy Carr? Didn’t he have the slowest lap time ever with the

ICYMI: Random music news for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 #musicnews

dlvr.itNew Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (September 1, 2026): Sleep In., Ballyhoo!, Deco, & More!No time to read the full article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist! Sleep In. Song: “Cigs Inside”Album: SingleRelease Date: August 14, 2026Location: Haddon Heights, New JerseyWhy I

ICYMI: New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (September 1, 2026): Sleep In., Ballyhoo!, Deco, & More! #musicnews

dlvr.itWatch this supergroup called The Cretin Family pay homage to The Ramones for the official 50th anniversary showThis year marks 50 years since The Ramones released their self-titled debut album (it was April 23, 1976), so there are plenty of events marking the occasion. The official 50th anniversary show was

ICYMI: Watch this supergroup called The Cretin Family pay homage to The Ramones for the official 50th anniversary show #musicnews

dlvr.itA Great Year in Hip Hop | The Magic of 19931993 was one of those years when everything seemed to happen at once. Wu-Tang Clan arrived from Staten Island. Snoop Dogg became a star before his debut album even landed. A Tribe Called

ICYMI: A Great Year in Hip Hop | The Magic of 1993 #musicnews

dlvr.itSunday Lunch see Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover the Rolling StonesNormally, I’d post the Sunday Lunch performance from Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox on Sunday, but this week, I kinda forgot. Let me make it up to you because this kitchen performance of

ICYMI: Sunday Lunch see Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover the Rolling Stones #musicnews

dlvr.itOngoing History Daily: Rock’s most iconic microphoneIf you’re a musician, you’ll know that the most iconic microphone used in live settings is the Shure SM58. Even if you’re a non-musician, you’ll recognize it: a steel mesh ball topping a

ICYMI: Ongoing History Daily: Rock’s most iconic microphone #musicnews

dlvr.itThis all-female metal band from Indonesia is my new obsessionIndonesia can be a very conservative place, but you can’t stop rock’n’roll. In 2014, three 14-year-old girls discovered System of a Down while surfing on their school’s computer. Their teacher, noticing their interest,

ICYMI: This all-female metal band from Indonesia is my new obsession #musicnews

dlvr.itHow about a brief history of album liner notes? Here you go.[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] When physical media was king in the world of music, we needed to read our albums as well as listen to them. With the CD, vinyl or

ICYMI: How about a brief history of album liner notes? Here you go. #musicnews

dlvr.itPhotos and a review from The Vans Warped Tour in Montreal (part 2)[The photos come from Ross MacDonald. The text is by Mark Laurin. – AC] Vans Warped Tour Montreal Day One Was About More Than the Main Stage There is an easy way to

ICYMI: Photos and a review from The Vans Warped Tour in Montreal (part 2) #musicnews

dlvr.itExtreme retro: You can now buy Black Sabbath on reel-to-reel tapeIf you were an audiophile in the 1950s and 1960s, you may have preferred the audio quality of reel-to-reel tapes. And damn, they looked cool. A few labels issued prerecorded albums this way,

ICYMI: Extreme retro: You can now buy Black Sabbath on reel-to-reel tape #musicnews

dlvr.itRandom music news for Monday, August 31, 2026Bored on this Monday? Try OK Go’s new word game! The iOS version is here, and the Android version is here. And music news for August 31, 2026, is also right here. Here’s

ICYMI: Random music news for Monday, August 31, 2026 #musicnews

Study: Metal fans have a higher tolerance for pain #musicnews

Ongoing History Daily: The David Bowie-Iggy Pop-Slash connection #musicnews

In the mood for an anti-Trump song about tariffs? Here you go. #musicnews