Black Album Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A woman chased off a stalking cougar with Metallica’s black album

This past Tuesday evening, Dee Duncan and her dog, Murphy, went on their usual evening jog along a logging road

It’s like of like finding the prize inside a box of Crackerjack. Wait: Do they still make Crackerjack? Weezer fans

Weezer’s latest installment of releases named after places on the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is out today. Check

Here’s a sample from Weezer’s upcoming black album, which arrives next Friday. The video starts out fine, but then things

Weezer continues their prodigious output of new material with a new song entitled “Cant’ Knock the Hustle” which is a

It was 25 years ago today–August 12, 1991–that Metallica released what would become their biggest-selling record: the Bob Rock-produced “black”

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