Afghanistan Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This band toured the front lines of Afghanistan and Iraq

And you thought your band’s last tour was rough. Edisun, a four-piece band from Connecticut, decided the best way they

The Taliban is again on a mission to remove music from Afghan society because, according to them, music is un-Islamic.

The Taliban has completely taken over and is determined to control all messaging and news. On Sunday, they stormed a

It’s bad enough being a musician in Afghanistan right now (the executions have started). Now imagine being a female musician

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

The Taliban hates music. As it roles across Afghanistan in the vacuum created by the withdrawal of American troops, jihadis

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

Afghanistan is a difficult place. The never-ending American war. The Taliban. Tribal battles. The heroin trade. Suicide bombings. Yet amongst

As you read this, I’m somewhere over the North Pole on an EVA 777 heading to Taipei. Nice wifi up

Gotta set up the Christmas tree this weekend. No point in putting it off anymore. Meanwhile, here’s some music news

Today is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Church of Satan. The album cycle isn’t dead yet, but

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