Alan Cross Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music encore: The Headstones, In Their Own Words, Part 2

[Happy New Year! One more encore before we get back to back to a long stretch of new shows next

[We’re taking a bit of a Christmas break, but we’ll be back in January with a long string of new

Re-posting this video is turning out to be something of a Christmas tradition. Sorry if I ruin it for everyone

I supposed if you grow up in a creative household, something is inevitably going to rub off, whether it be

Take a look in your closet. Are you the kind of person who won’t through anything out because you’re positive

If you’ve ever seen Sum 41 perform live, they seem larger than life. Big. Loud. Brash. In your face. Very

I’m trying to imagine what it might be like to design an Amazon warehouse. A typical fulfillment centre covers at

Back in June, I was asked to make a presentation at a TEDx event in Winnipeg. The video is now

When you’re in a band, you want to make sure the public record is correct. Unfortunately, though, you’re often at

If we look at the state of rock here in the 21st century, it is no longer the main musical

On the afternoon of October 1, 1982, Sony introduced a new home stereo gizmo: the world’s first compact disc player.

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
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