Basketball Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Flea proves he has the stuff from 3-point range

The RHCP’s Flea is known as a super-intense fan of the LA Lakers. He also likes to play a little

March 28, 2019 may be the official start of baseball season, but Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black

Jeff Ament has been a big basketball guy all his life. Outside of Pearl Jam, it’s his major obsession. Jeff’s

Showboating? Or just entertaining? Either way, it’s a foul.

Libor Jany of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune was going through the paper’s archives when he came across something rather unusual: Prince

America’s biggest sports office pool event, the NCAA basketball tournament, starts on Tuesday. Expect to hear this track from the

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver