Juliette Jagger, Author at Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Origin Stories – Bryan Potvin on The Northern Pikes’ “She Ain’t Pretty”

February 6, 2018February 5, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Bryan Potvin, Don Schmid, Jay Semko, Juliette Jagger, Merl Bryck, National Music Centre, NMC, She Ain't Pretty, Snow In June, The Northern Pikes

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When the Northern Pikes got their start in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1984, the city wasn’t exactly

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Origin Stories – Mars Bonfire on Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild”

January 21, 2018January 19, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Born To Be Wild, Juliette Jagger, Mars Monfire, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Steppenwolf

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) It’s amazing how many classic pop songs started out as B-sides but ended up becoming mega

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Origin Stories – The Stampeders “Sweat City Woman”

January 20, 2018January 19, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Against The Grain, Juliette Jagger, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Swewt City Woman, The Stampeders

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) As far as iconic Canadian pop songs go, “Sweet City Woman” from The Stampeders is a

Music History

Origin Stories – David Clayton-Thomas on Blood, Sweat & Tears’ “Spinning Wheel”

January 19, 2018January 16, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Blood Sweat & Tears, David Clayton-Thomas, Juliette Jagger, National Musice Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Spinning Wheel

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) David Clayton-Thomas got his start much like many of the other great Canadian songwriters of the

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Origin Stories – Carole Pope on Rough Trade’s “High School Confidential”

January 18, 2018January 16, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Avoid Freud, Carole Pope, High School Confidential, Juliette Jagger, Kevan Staples, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Rough Trade, True North Records

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) In Toronto during the early 1980s, Rough Trade was already a local cult legend. With fiercely

Music History

Origin Stories – Anne Murray on The Song That Revived Her Career “You Needed Me”

January 17, 2018January 16, 2018 Juliette Jagger 3 Comments Anne Murray, Juliette Jagger, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, You Needed Me

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a hit single in

Interview Music History

Origin Stories – Anne Murray on The Song That Revived Her Career 1978’s “You Needed Me”

August 19, 2017August 18, 2017 Juliette Jagger 1 Comment Anne Murray, Juliette Jagger, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Snowbird, You Needed Me

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a hit single in

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New Music From The Inbox (June 19, 2017): GREY // WATER, DANI Le Rose, Amelie No & more!

June 19, 2017June 18, 2017 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Amelie No, Come On, DANI Le Rose, GREY // WATER, Juliette Jagger, New Music From The Inbox, Playing To Vapors

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: GREY // WATER Song: “Jimmy” Album/EP: Single From Hamilton indie pop outfit GREY // WATER,

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Sa’aleek – The Palestinian Rap Collective That’s Putting the Margins on the Map

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 Juliette Jagger 1 Comment Ali Shariati, Immortal Teqnique, Juliette Jagger, Kim Kardashian, KRS-One, Malcolm X, Palestine, Palestine Music Expo, PMX, Qalandia, Rami GB, refugee rap, Sa'aleek, Tupac, Wu Tang

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) I remember getting off the bus a few blocks up from the Qalandia refugee camp, which

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New Music From The Inbox (June 12, 2017): Lost Cousins, DYLYN, Palehound, ARY & more!

June 12, 2017June 11, 2017 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments ARY, DYLYN, JESSE, Juliette Jagger, Lost Cousins, New Music From The Inox, Palehound

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: Lost Cousins Song: “Quarters” Album/EP: Single From Toronto indie-pop outfit Lost Cousins, “Quarters,” shimmers against

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New Music From The Inbox (June 5, 2017): Amanda Delara, RL Grime, Ms. White, EXES, and more!

June 5, 2017June 4, 2017 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Amanda Delara, Benjamin Muñoz, EXES, Juliette Jagger, Ms. White, New Music From The Inbox, RL Grime

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: Amanda Delara Song: “New Generation” Album/EP: Single From Norwegian/Iranian artist, Amanda Delara, “New Generation” is

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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