Accident Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

An Interesting Follow-up to My Plane Crash Story

If you’re a reader of Edge.ca, you may have seen my weekend story about our plane crash incident at Pearson

This fan at a show in Rio won’t soon forget her onstage moment of fame. (Via Holy Kaw)

It was a late spring afternoon–a Saturday–in Toronto and people had already started making their way to Downsview Park to

The First Avenue Nightclub in Minneapolis–a Prince hangout and made famous in Purple Rain–had an issue last night. Theory of

At some point over the next few days, U2 will appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Bono was

Years ago, I went swimming in the surf of a beach called Saline in St. Barts. It’s a broad, sandy

Okay, so that’s not the image of the iconic rock star we’ve become associated to at all. You can thank

Around 3am Sunday morning as the Dropkick Murphys were making their way from San Antonio to an airport in Dallas, something

On the first day of filming of the Greg Allman bio-pic, Midnight Rider, some the crew took a hospital bed

A woman was killed in Georgia during the filming of a movie based on the life of Greg Allman. She

Suicidal Tendencies were playing a normal raucous show in Slouthurn, Switzerland, when a 28 year-old dude decided to go for

Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver
Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
Mark Silver