1990s Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Sound the Air-Raid Siren, Rage Against the Machine Are BACK with a world tour

Donald Trump is still in office, which can’t make some people happy. Before any of you start raising your fists

One debate I don’t think music fans will ever be able to resolve amicably is which decade produced the best

If you came of age musically in Canada in the 1990s, you’ll remember that it was an extraordinary time. There

The early 90s were an amazing time for music. Generation X, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they

Writing history takes a very long time. Sure, you could write everything down as it happens, but that’s only really

Saskatchewan filmmaker Tyler Elyniuk was at my house Friday afternoon to interview me for his documentary on Canadian rock of

Meet Tyler Elyniuk of Regina, a music fan with a particular love of what happened in the 90s. He needs

Hats off to whoever Naxuu is, a Medium user who has carefully constructed an 800 song, 55 hour playlist featuring

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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