Billy Joel Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This Billy Joel-inspired parody pretty much lays out the entire presidency of Donald Trump

As anyone else done an anti-Trump song to the tune of “We Didn’t Start the Fire?” What took so long.

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

This former Disney Channel star is now doing porn. The Mouse is not pleased. Just thought I’d drop that before

It’s not your imagination: a new study says that people with BMWs and Audis are worse drivers. Now that’s the

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

One hundred years ago today, at 11 am on November 11, 2018, the guns fell silent on the battlefields of

On this day in 1977, the first GPS signal was broadcast from a satellite. It was a 100% military thing

It’s Monday and your view of the world probably isn’t at its most cheery. Take a look at this site

No more Olympics. I feel a void. I’m filling it with music news for February 26, 2018. The #MeToo situation

The day after its legendary Super Bowl commercial, the Apple Macintosh went on sale on this day in 1984. And

This is the 30th anniversary of Black Monday, a very scary stock market crash that freaked out everyone. Let’s see

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver