Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: The Alice in Chains calendar mishap

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Van Halen

Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has always been a serious hunter, the kind of guy who would head out

New Music from the Inbox: Bastille, The Lumineers, The Wombats, and more!

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Zoe Orion 0 Comments Bastille, Dallas Green, Geneviève Racette, The Lumineers, The Wombats

Artist: Geneviève Racette feat. Dallas GreenSong: SomeoneAlbum: Satellite Two brilliant Canadian singer-songwriters team up on this one, City & Colour’s

Music News

Random music news for Thursday, January 20, 2022

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Burnout, Emo, Iced Earth, Jon Schaffer, Kanye, Pete Davidson, Rush, Spotify, TikTok

Japan. Panda butts. That is all. Moving to music news for January 20, 2022… Fun fact: It was 40 years

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You won’t believe how much Adele is making for her Las Vegas residency (and how much tickets cost) – UPDATE: Karma has paid a visit.

January 19, 2022January 21, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adele, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

When it was announced that Adele had been booked to play a residency at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, my wife

Concerts

Into emo? Then this (nearly) all-emo festival is for you

January 19, 2022January 20, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Emo, Las Vegas, When We Were Young

You can’t even look at the poster for the upcoming When We Were Young festival without wearing eyeliner and painting

Music Industry

Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Cross 12 Comments Catalog Sales, Catalogue Sales, Concord, Eldridge, Hipgnosis, Primary Wave, Publishing, Round Hill

[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is

Recommended Music

What if someone turned Gordon Ramsay’s rants into a metal track?

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andre Antunes, Gordon Ramsay

I’ve eaten at a number of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants around the world and each time, the meals have been excellent.

Gadgets

FINALLY: Headphones designed for the metal fan

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Headphones, Heavys, Metal

There are a bazillion models of headphones out there. Some promise clean, flat, uncoloured sound while others are tweaked to

Cool!

The “Godmother of Drumming” has challenged Travis Barker to a battle

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Dorothea Taylor, Drum Battle, Travis Barker

Dorothea Taylor has become rather good after playing the drums for 58 years. She’s so confident in her abilities that

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The story of Jason Everman

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Jason Everman, Nirvana, Ongoing History, Soundgarden

Can you name the guy who played guitar in both Nirvana and Soundgarden? His name is Jason Everman, a friend

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 19, 2022

January 19, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Boris Johnson, Casablanca Records, Daniel Radcliffe, Ecstasy, Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Spotify, Synths, The Weeknd, Weird Al

She has two? And she’s also a sex worker? Wow. Let’s see if I can match that with music news

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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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