Interview Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

I sat down to talk to Dave Grohl about his new book, part 2: That time in Toronto with Iggy Pop

I had about 25 minutes with Dave Grohl earlier this month to talk about his new book, The Storyteller. One

Dave Grohl’s memoir, The Storyteller, came out last week (October 5). The next day, Dave and I connected via Zoom

Charlie Watts was the quiet reserved one in the Rolling Stones, so when there was an opportunity to hear him

[Neat Coffee Shop is an odd place outside of Ottawa. Even during COVID times, it’s managed to stage a number

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

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca on Sunday. – AC] After relentless touring behind their debut album, Up to Here, The

Sixteen years ago when I was program director at 102.1 the Edge/Toronto, we had Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland of

[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

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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