Auction Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Two sets of John Lennon interviews up for auction this month

Beatles fans, there are TWO collectables coming up for auction this month that might be worth taking out a loan.

Back in early 1974, Johnny Ramone got high on weed and decided that he wanted to learn how to play

While he was with us, Rush drummer Neil Peart was best known as a motorcyclist, often riding his bike between

Earlier this year, Brompton Bikes, the maker of foldable bicycles, commissioned customizations from 13 different artists. The goal was to

Remember the story of the Singaporean journalist who got Kurt Cobain to scribble her a self-portrait back in 1991? That

That was some internet outage yesterday, huh? When Amazon goes down, you know it was bad. We’re okay now, so

Okay, so this is a long shot (not to mention expensive), but there’s a chance for music fans to bid

Back in 1992, Kurt Cobain dashed off a quick self-portrait for a Singapore photographer named Jacque Chong. It looked like

Let’s say that you got lucky investing in crypto and suddenly have all kinds of money to spend. What to

There are several Holy Grails when it comes to record collecting. The recording Elvis Presley made at Sun Records for

Almost three decades ago, the band that would become Radiohead was messing about at a school in Abington in Oxfordshire,

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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