You knew this was going to happen: Daenerys has been mashed up with Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
May 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Oh, Dany. You had to follow in the footsteps of your mad father. So much for your emphasis on mercy
Browsing the "Television" Category
A deep analysis of the Spotify playlist that purports have all the clues for the final season of Game of Thrones
April 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. Careful, though. There may be spoilers ahead.- AC] After an insanely long hiatus, Game
“The Day My Kid Went Punk”
April 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
A site called Weird Universe found this old ABC Afterschool Special about–well, the title says it all
Is the end of Game of Thrones hidden in this playlist? Yes. But can anyone figure out what it is?
April 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Game of Thrones, which begins its eighth and final season with six episodes starting this Sunday. How will it all
Here’s a trailer for HBO’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame special
April 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
For some reason, it always takes a couple of weeks for HBO to edit together everything for annual The Rock
More retro TV fun: 25 years ago, Madonna gave the most-bleeped late night talk show appearance in history
March 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
David Letterman’s people couldn’t believe their luck. After years of trying to entice Madonna to come on The Late Show,
Retro fun: The Ramones interviewed on The Tomorrow Show in 1981.
March 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Tom found this one washed up by the Internet: The Ramones being interviewed by Kelly Lange for The Tomorrow Show
Green Day + The Simpsons’ “Steamed Hams” = This
March 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
As mashups go, this is one of the more elaborate and weird ones you’ll ever see. YouTuber Julianna Egg took
Ryerson Entertainment Conference: Where commerce and creativity connect
February 25th, 2019 | by Andrew Dick
Have you heard about Ryerson Universities entertainment conference - REC? It's a student-run two-day conference that looks at entertainment technology, communications and media.
Weekly survey: A song or artist you’ve discovered from a TV show or movie
February 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
One of Netflix’s trending show these days is Russian Doll, the story of Nadia who keeps dying and being resurrected
The post in which I give one final trashing of the Grammy Awards
February 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I tried watching. I really, really tried. And yes, there were a few impressive (cf. Janelle Monae) performances. Overall, though,
Grammy Award predictions? Okay, if I must. [UPDATED with the actual winners in the rock categories, too.]
February 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Let’s be very, very clear about what the Grammys are. First and foremost, they’re a prime time network TV show
Here’s the Amazon Alexa Super Bowl commercial
January 31st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I wonder how much it cost Amazon to get Harrison Ford appear in this Alexa Super Bowl commercial? Meh. Jeff
Here come the Super Bowl commercials featuring musicians
January 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Now that we’ve finally reached Super Bowl week, it’s time to start sorting through the big-budget commercials that will run
What if you were to turn Donald Trump’s tweets into a song?
January 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If the planet is lucky, we’re halfway through the Trump presidency. (If we’re super-lucky, we passed the halfway mark more
Axl Rose just saved the world from being destroyed by an asteroid. Sort of.
December 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Let me begin by saying that this is the slowest time of the year for music news. Seriously slow. But
A female rocker from the 70s KILLED it on Jeopardy. UPDATE: She had a medical emergency during the show and…
December 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in the 1970s, The Runaways became one of the first all-female rock bands to achieve any kind of mainstream
ICYMI: Saturday Night Live’s “You call yourself a Weezer fan?” skit
December 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Saturday Night Live ended 2018 strong with an episode hosted by always likeable Matt Damon. Later in the show was
The time when Benny Hill parodied the Rolling Stones on British TV
December 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Benny Hill’s sort of humour, especially with his attitude towards women, is so anachronistic that it’s off the charts. But
Here are your Golden Globe nominations, starting with the music categories
December 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
We’re about to get really deep into awards season. After being pushed back due to the death of George H.W.
26 years ago, there was a British Christmas TV special that featured nothing but musician lookalikes
December 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
In 1992, ITV in the UK produced a Christmas special entitled Stars in the Eyes. It’s a bit…strange
Haven’t had a chance to see Springsteen on Broadway? Fortunately, there’s Netflix
November 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Bruce Springsteen’s one-man Broadway has grossed at least $66 million US so far. Tickets, if you can get them, are
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