Brian May Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Stars–as in those big gaseous things in the universe–make music. Listen.

We’ve all been taught that in space, no one can hear you scream. But the truth is even though the

Coronavirus update 1: Concerts will resume in Italy on June 15. Coronavirus update 2: British music magazines–the best on the

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

If you remember Spinal Tap, you’ll know that the group had a lot of trouble with drummers dying on them,

Queen’s Brian May was hanging with some Australian fans when a camera person decided to intrude on the moment. This

I had planned a trip to SE Asia to visit my goddaughter for her second birthday, but now maybe not,

In Las Vegas for CES. Watch this space for more stuff like this. Meanwhile, here’s music news for January 6,

It was on this day in 1965 that A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Meanwhile, in music

As all good Queen fans know, guitarist Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics (Check out his dissertation entitled A

Off to Winnipeg tonight to prepare for a TEDx presentation I have to give on Wednesday. Maybe I’ll see you

Queen guitarist Brian May–that’s Dr. May, by the way; he has a PhD in astrophysics–has been involved in a number

Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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