Anniversary Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Review with Photos: Sound of Music Festival Kick-Off Concert

Burlington Ontario’s Sound of Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. In that time it has grown to

Thank you to whoever runs Oasis’ Twitter for reminding me how old I’m becoming. Today marks 22 years since night

The buzz around Canadian Music Week is starting to approach a fever pitch — Billy Talent will receive the Legends

Late in the summer of 2002, I was invited to drop into a tiny Toronto studio where Sum 41 was

Anniversary special editions don’t get much better than this. To celebrate the original release of their groundbreaking OK Computer, Radiohead

The last twelve months have been horrible when it comes to losing musicians. The streak that has included everyone from

This year is important for Jamaican music: it’s the 50th anniversary of the genre rock steady. Following ska, but a

July 4, 1976 was the two hundredth anniversary of America’s battle for independence. It was also the night the Ramones

It’s a new practices for celebrities to offer their fans the opportunity for exclusive things– pre- or post-show meetings, photos,

Where were you when John Lennon was killed outside the Dakota on the evening of December 8, 1980? Were you

I remember exactly what I was doing the first time Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” came on the radio (the story here).

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
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