Movies Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Rage Against the Machine releases a short doc on race called Killing in Thy Name

The guys in Rage can’t tour like they were supposed to, but this has freed up some time wade into

Creation Records, the scrappy (and drug-fueled label) indie British label run by Alan McGee, is being turned into a movie.

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you might remember the episode when Homer went to rock’n’roll camp (“How I

When I think of hardcore, the last place I’d look is PBS. But America’s public broadcast is behind a free

If things had gone according to plan, the Peter Jackson-directed documentary on The Beatles final months would have been released

Last week, this site launched a contest around the Bowie biopic Stardust. Everyone who tweeted “I want Bowie vinyl” with

We don’t know when it’ll debut nor do we have a title, but this six-part documentary on the music of

If you’re a true Bowie fan, there’s no such thing as too much Bowie. You want to learn everything about

What if your whole life was music and you suddenly went deaf? How would you deal with it? That’s the

If you’re a Muse fan, you’ll want to see the new film based on a concert at London’s O2 Arena

Had this year been like any other, the Foo Fighters would have spent much of the time on the road

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