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

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Variety returns to alt-rock

[As the summer research continues, so do the encore presentations of past programs. This is the next installment of the

Technology has been tried to kill off radio for decades, but the oldest of all media is still here and

This is shaping up to be a summer of 90s nostalgia. I mean, look who’s going to be on tour

At the dawn of the 2010s, alt-rock was still, well, rockin’. The top tracks of that first year came from

Before 1991, the world of alt-rock was a rich and diverse place. The number of sounds, textures, scenes, and genres

The music festival is hardly a recent creation. People have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries. In

Here’s another statistical analysis by Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored, this time looking at big alt-rock acts from the 20th

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

This email from Bob popped in the other day. Hey Alan, Just getting caught up on the podcast. Question- is

Before CanCon required a certain amount of Canadian music be played on the airways, punk and alt rock musicians did

In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment. They could sing, maybe shake a tambourine and

The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver
Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
Mark Silver