Aretha Franklin Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, August 19, 2019

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Beatles, Billie Joe Armstrong, Dave Grohl, Green Day, John Coltrane, Keifer Sutherland, Korm, NOFX, Peter Fonda, Rob Zombie, Simpsons, Spotify, Tool, Woodstock

On this date in 1953, the CIA and MI6 overthrew the regime in Iran and installing the West-friendly Shah. That

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 17, 2019

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Aretha Franklin, Def Jam, Microsoft, Neil Young, Nick Cave, R. Kelly, Russell Simmons, Taylor Swift, Woodstock

It was a big day in space history on this date in 1970 when Apollo 13 made it back to

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Random music news for Saturday, January 12, 2019

January 12, 2019January 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, Britpop, CES, David Bowie, Stream Ripping, Turntable

Ever had one of those weeks where computers seem to hate you? I had one of those. But I still

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Random music news for Friday, December 28, 2018

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Chris Brown, Elvis, Iggy Azalea, IRS, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Rolling Stones, Scorpions, Taylor Swift

The alleged “greatest game ever played” took place this date 60 years ago. Was it really that great? Debate that

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Random music news for Monday, November 26, 2018

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Bauhaus, Danny Michel, David Bowie, Elvis, Facebook, Goth, ICP, Kid Rock, Michael Buble, Mumford & Sons, Nicolas Roeg, Queen, Rami Malek, Scalpers, Streaming, Viagogo, YouTube

Officially back at work after a two-week hiatus, although after the US Thanksgiving weekend, it’s going to take some time

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 13, 2018

November 13, 2018November 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alibaba, Amazon Echo, Apple, Aretha Franklin, Billy Gibbons, Bruno Mars, Donald Trump, Headphones, Joe Perry, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Lorde, Mariah Carey, Muse, Music sales, Napster, Neil Young, Singles Day, Snoop Dogg, Streaming, YouTube, ZZ Top

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 7, 2018

November 7, 2018November 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8K, Android, Aretha Franklin, Bono, Diddy, El Chapo, International Space Station, iPhone, Mac Miller, Michael Jackson, MP3 player, Muse, Prince, Roy Clark, Tim Berners-Lee, VR

On this day in 1994, WXYC, a student radio station at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, became the

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Random music news for Saturday, November 3, 2018

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Aretha Franklin, Cancer, Cell Phones, Classical Music, Glenn Gould, Gord Downie, iHearMedia, Ozzy Osbourne, PTSD, Quadrophonic Sound, Sharon Osbourne, Sony, Tupac

Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Let’s get rid of it. Seriously. Although I do like the extra

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Random music news for Wednesday, October 31, 2018

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Bohemian Rhapsody, Buggles, Carole King, Donald Trump, High on Fire, HMV, Prince, Robert Mueller, Saxon, Selena Gomez, Slayer, Waze

It’s the night disguised extortionist appear at my door demanding empty calories while their families look on in approval. What’s

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Random music news for Monday, September 3, 2018

September 3, 2018September 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 000 Tons of Metal, 70, Abbey Road, AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Beto O'Rourke, Brent Burns, Buckingham Palace, Crusie, Cuba, Drake, Elon Musk, Goldflesh, Kenny Shields, Kim Kardashian, Malcolm Young, Podcasting, Radio, San Jose Sharks, Smash Mouth, Sonic Attacks, Spinal Tap, Streetheart, Tesla, Village Voice

Labour Day. I plan to do no labour at all today–except maybe a little reporting on the music news for

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Random music news for Saturday, September 1, 2018

September 1, 2018August 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Aretha Franklin, Arkells, Bobi Wine, Brooke Candy, Eminem, HBO, iPhone, Kanye, Lamborghini, Led Zeppelin, Marshall, New Order, Rod Stewart, Smart Speakers, Streaming, TAVES, Uganda, YouTube

Now that it’s September, I wonder how long it’ll be before some radio station flips to its annual all-Christmas format?

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Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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