Blue Oyster Cult Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, October 12, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

Like everyone else, musicians are finding ways to occupy themselves during this time of lockdown. Blue Oyster Cult performed this

This is the date–February 20, 2003–of the Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island when 100 people died and 200 were

I had a chance to get to know Sandy Pearlman over the last five years when were seated at the

This SNL skit–written by Will Ferrell, by the way–is one of the most memorable in the show’s history. need more

Nicholas knows I always have time for an interesting cover version. This rendition of the Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear

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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