Interview Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

AC/DC is back with POWER UP. I talked to Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams. (Updated with video of the interview and a playlist.)

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The future looked bleak for AC/DC. Singer Brian Johnson’s severe hearing

[Another guest post by a friend of A Journal of Musical Things. Today’s piece is by Mark Silver. – AC]

Gordie Johnson is on the phone from Big Sugar HQ somewhere in Texas hill country. After planning to release Eternity

It all came to an end on August 28, 2009. It was a plum thrown against a wall that did

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Ed O’Brien seems a bit anxious on the phone from London.

Forty years ago, Bob Rock was one-half of The Payolas, a Vancouver post-punk/New Wave band who had hits like this.

Warning: When you get two drummers in a room talking about things like drums, they will talk for a long,

It all came to an end on August 28, 2009. It was a plum thrown against a wall that did

In one of the more unusual interviews you’ll see this week, Noel Gallagher is quizzed about music and football while

Because I happened to be here in London for the 50th-anniversary commemoration of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album, I was

Reclining on a couch backstage before a show in Toronto, Noel Gallagher looks relaxed, happy and content. Partly it’s because

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver