Funny/Weird Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This musician figured out how to game Google Assistant to freak out Spotify. It’s pretty freakin’ brilliant.

I spent yesterday installing and moving about a couple of new Google Assistant devices around the house. Once they were

On a normal week, I get close to 600 pitches on new songs from artists, managers, labels, and publicists. This

Here’s a lovely send-off to The Orange One courtesy of the internet. It’s certainly better than Trump’s “Macho Man” dance.

Kenneth Copeland is weird and creepy to begin with. But if you isolate his horrible laugh–the one he let out

Since 1973, Angus and Malcolm Young have cranked out some of the best riff rock the world has ever seen.

Need a laugh? This is what you need. (Via Tom)

To recap: Dolly Parton (estimated net worth: US$500 million) donated US$1 million to pharma company Moderna, which recently announced a

If you haven’t heard of Paula White-Cain, she’s a pastor/preacher who once called for “satanic pregnancies” (whatever those are) to

Distortion is what gives the electric guitar so much power. This exercise demonstrates that power but it also might make

Back in 2010, Dave Grohl released a video about the problem he was having with caffeine. There is now a

On November 5, the British celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I some 400 years ago.

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver