Former Contributor, Author at Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Canadian Bands from the 90s That Should Get on Board with This Current Reunion Trend

With everyone from the Tea Party to the Killjoys making noise again, I’m wondering what other Canadian bands from the

Concerts in which bands perform an album’s entire tracklist have been around for some years now and some people think of

By “Dimebag” Adam Morrison Even once you’ve become successful and your talent is widely recognized, it might be a good

Rolling Stone has published their list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, and it’s inspired me to spotlight

Wow, that was close. This is a battle that could have gone either way. But after a week’s worth of

CREED! And by a rather handy amount, too. This sets up an epic final: Creed vs. Nickelback. That

Nickelback–but it was a squeaker. Chad and Co. become our first finalist in March Badness. They will face the

Creed! And by a healthy margin, too. Time for the semi-finals. Creed advances to what will be a

…LIMP BIZKIT! But the race went right down to the wire. On to round twelve. * * * In round

…brokeNCYDE. It wasn’t even close. * * Here’s the bracket. In round ten of our NCAA-style competition to determine

Nickelback–but not by as much of a margin as you may think. Let us continue. * * Time for the

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver