Breakup Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

50 years ago, The Beatles broke up, this time for good.

The Beatles officially dissolved forever fifty years ago today when Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving the band. The

Readers of Alan’s site know that it’s more of a blog than hardcore music news. We not much for gossip

All groups, whether they want to admit it or not, have a best-before date. Many of them struggle beyond that

This is a lovely pictorial story from Sarah Joy Shockey at Medium.com. What do you do when the band breaks

Marc points us to this clever video. Once you start watching, you won’t be able to stop until it’s over.

This is from the email that arrived last night. Tom? You coming? It’s coming March 20-222 at the OC

The kid’s name is Dylan Gardener. Good job. http://youtu.be/fIfb4BuTL1A (Via Mashable)

So Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina paid for the sins of Pussy Riot with jail terms. Now that they’re out,

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 […]
Mark Silver