20/20 Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A new Jane’s Addiction doc is here. This is a quick look.

Jane’s Addiction is done, right? I think they are, but with Farrell and Co. you’re never really sure. There is,

The short answer is “not for a while.” The 49th Juno Awards were supposed to have already happened in Saskatoon,

Around this time each year, the good people of Europe (and Australia, for reasons that still baffle me) go to

A few weeks ago, the organizers of Glastonbury, the most famous music festival in the world, we optimistic that things

Canadian Music Week, the massive annual music conference and festival that happens in Toronto every May, has been postponed until

The rumours of a cancellation started early this morning as people associated with the event (performers, nominees, crew) were told

The music industry has been hammered by cancellations and postponements. SXSW. Coachella, Madonna’s Madame X tour. Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour.

It was inevitable. With SXSW down for the count and dozens of other tours, concerts and music conferences either postponed

Unless we’re all wiped out by the coronavirus over the next six weeks, music fans will descend on retailers for

The eighth annual Prism Prize offers a $20,000 cash prize (up from $15,000 this year) to the best Canadian music

At 52 years young, Festival d’été de Québec is one of Canada’s longest-running music events. It has also become one

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
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver