Beastie Boys Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

For the first time, The Beastie Boys have allowed a song to appear in an ad. You’ll see why.

[This post features contributions from Gilles LeBlanc. -AC] When Adam Yauch died in 2012, we were told that one of

Give it a moment. You’ll get it. (Via Tom) Here’s what I have for music news for October 19, 2020.

Stop it. JUST STOP IT. Now let’s see we what we have for music news on September 14, 2020. First,

Normally, the last long weekend of the summer can be a melancholy thing. But the sooner we get rid of

[Rage Against the Machine and the Beastie Boys on the same bill? Yes, it happened–or at least it was supposed

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

If hair salons don’t reopen soon, I’ll be back into ponytail territory for the time time in decades. This would

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

I spent a couple of hours this weekend with a screener of the new Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys Story–which, by

Spike Jonze did a lot of music video work with the Beastie Boys (cf. the clip for “Sabotage“). He recently

Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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