Gift Guide Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Bored? Try this 1000-piece Radiohead puzzle.

Radiohead feels your pain. The lockdowns, the boredom, the uncertainly have taken a toll on us all. Perhaps you need

David Bowie was one of the most important rock’n’roll fashion mavens of all time. And now those sensibilities are coming

Don’t you hate it when people misuse the word “literally?” In this case, though, this is the correct usage. Tool

As a old school pinballer from way back, I’m happy to see Guns N’ Roses has a new pinball game

At first glance, this looks like a proper Rage Against the Machine t-shirt. But look again. Here’s another. And there’s

With no new System of a Down album on the horizon–the last one, Hypnotize, came out 14 years ago (take

Ozzy’s new box set–somewhat ominously entitled See You on the Other Side–is out just time for Christmas shopping. It’s big.

‘Tis the season for gift-giving. Looking for ideas? Pining for some new gadgets? Here’s what Statista says is hot for

I don’t know about you, but I’d proudly have this Kerry King garden gnome in my backyard. Anyone know where

It’s that time of year again. What do you get the music fan who has everything? Here’s a suggestion: a

How long as it been since people deliberately started wearing deliberately ugly Christmas sweaters? If you’re a metalhead, then you

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