WTF? Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

What the F*CK is going on with this Simpsons dance on Britain’s Strictly Come Dancing?

Strictly Come Dancing is the British equivalent of Dancing with the Stars. This performance, featuring pro dancer Dianne Buswell and

A leaked document from the Trump administration detailed plans for a US$250 million ad campaign meant to “defeat despair and

We’re less than two weeks from the US presidential election and things continue to get weird and scary with the

Whoever chooses the music for Trump campaign rallies is an idiot. Last night’s rally in Des Moines, held in the

Whoever has been choosing the music for the Trump campaign is completely shit at their job. What’s the message being

Yesterday (October 11), my weekly column for Global News was built around a seemingly simple question: Why does Nickelback get

Well, that escalated in an interesting way. (Via Tom)

It’s a small area of Asia, bound by Iran, Turkey, and the Republic of Georgia. Smushed in between Armenia and

The Urban Dictionary defines a “stan” this way: “Based on the central character in the Eminem song of the same name, a

This Tragically Hip sign is on display for sale at Benjamin’s Tree Farm in Waterloo. I love it–except for one

You read that headline correctly. The dude’s name is Mezerg. Godspeed, dude.

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver