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Alan Cross

Reporter · CA

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Alan Cross

    David Marsden, the architect of CFNY and the Spirit of Radio, has died | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    David 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 about a week ago and apparently died from some underlying injuries. David Marsden was one of radio’s most influential program directors. When he assumed the role of PD at CFNY in 1979, he turned a struggling album rock station broadcasting from a little yellow house in Brampton using an underpowered transmitter into a cultural juggernaut whose im

  2. Article · Sep 27, 2026 · Alan Cross

    A new book sheds light on the birth of punk in New York City fifty years ago - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    Fifty years ago, a series of events on both sides of the Atlantic conspired to give birth to a new strain of rock that was paradoxically both revolutionary and reactionary. It was branded as “punk rock.” Over about 12 months, it demonstrated an aesthetic, an attitude and a sense of fashion, although punk split into two distinct flavours. In the U.K., punk was political, an assault on the class system and sometimes violent. But in New York, it was more art than angst. More than a few poets, write

  3. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Alan Cross

    Are CDs really making a comeback? Or are we misreading something? | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    You may have seen stories about how after years of decline, CDs are making a comeback. The most dramatic report came from Techcrunch which breathlessly wrote “CD sales are making an unexpected comeback amid a retro tech boom,” pointing to a claimed sales increase of 60 per cent in the US, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. That’s not just a boom. It’s a nuclear blast. Rolling Stone is a little more reserved, using statistics from Luminate, the watcher of all things to do

  4. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Alan Cross

    Music was just saved from a copyright apocalypse by a American judge - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    Copyright is one of the oldest laws still in use. The rules regarding the “right to copy” intellectual property were first protected by Great Britain’s Statute of Anne in 1710. The US followed with its own law a month later. Canada jumped on board in 1832 as a colony and reaffirmed it as a country in 1921. These laws protect creators and those who invest in something that benefits the public at large. Woe to anyone who tries to steal these ideas, concepts, and creations. Just ask Robin Thicke an

  5. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · Alan Cross

    Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 072: Forgotten music festival disasters, part 1 | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)

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    Your 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 reason to believe it will be. After all, there will be safety protocols in place, and you and your friends would never do anything stupid. Besides, everyone will be there for a good time. What could possibly go wrong? Weeks before the event, you start hearing weird stories about how the festival will be organized

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