1977 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Toronto’s (Canada’s?) First Punk Club, Crash ‘n’ Burn, Opened 40 Years Ago Today

In the spring of 1977, the number of Canadian punk fans could be measured in dozens. But inspired by the

If you’re somewhere in the northeast quadrant of North America, you’re dealing with snow today. This 2002 track by Nada

I used to freak out whenever the Sears and Eatons Christmas catalogues arrived in October. What new wonders would they

If you’re of a certain age, you may remember The Great Grunge Hoax of 1992, a story that purported to

It was February 27, 1977. Working on some kind of tip, cops busted into Keith Richards room at the Harbour

So what was it like to be a punk in London at the end of the explosion that saw the

Diffuser found this short doc called The New Wave, which dealt with punk and the nascent New Wave scene in

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