Guest Blog Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Whitehorse helps bring live music back to a corner of Ontario: An interview with Melissa and Luc

[This is a guest post from Ross McDonald. He also took all the pictures. – AC] In March of this

[This is a guest post by Gilles LeBlanc, an insanely big Stripes’ fan .- AC] It doesn’t get the same

[Readers of these pages know that I often cover stories about accusations of plagiarism when it comes to songwriting. Troy

It’s the annual silly season when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations. Now that the

An email arrived from Danielle this week It’s 1988. I’m 13 years old. Like a lot of kids who lived

[A guest post by contributor Gilles LeBlanc on the 10th anniversary of the breakup of the White Stripes. He still

Artists are always looking for unique ways to engage fans in different ways. One of the most intriguing have been

[A guest opinion piece by Chris Donaghue. – AC] It’s so hard to say what makes music heavy. Music that

[Here’s a guest post from life-long Rush fan Chris Donaghue. -AC] Neil Peart got me through highschool. I want to

[A guest post by John Duffy on a song that’s been #1 on all single charts for eight straight weeks.

[Another guest piece by Jess Walter. – AC] No one can argue against how influential music is to a person’s

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