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).

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver