Alan Cross, Author at A Journal of Musical Things

This might be the most shocking musical performance ever seen on a kid’s show

On July 30, 2005, a South Korean show called Music Camp broadcast another live no-tape-delay episode. Hey, it was a

I have no idea what’s happening here. Or why.

Introducing the One Love Machine Band, a creation of artist Kolja Kugler. His thing is creating moving sculptures, including constructions

Day two of the staycation, the one where I promised to do all kinds of stuff around the house. So

Gather ’round, music nerds. Here’s why the old bossa nova track “The Girl from Ipanema” is the weirdest song you’ll

The first weekend in August is normally Lollapalooza time in Chicago. Not this year. Gilles LeBlanc takes this look at

People who collect vinyl as a serious pastime know that it’s essential to store and display their library in a

From Reddit: “Mysterious cassette tape of probably (1970)s rock band album. No results from Shazam or online lyric searches. Found

This video is only from 17 years ago, but it looks ancient.

Let’s make a list of all the things we didn’t have before January 1, 2000. There was no iTunes, iPods

First day of a vacation staycation. That garden shed doesn’t want to seem to clean itself. But the music news

Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
Mark Silver
Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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