Broken Social Scene Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Sam Roberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie among singers for Secret Path Live

It’s a roster that would make any label giddy, and it’s all in the name of the Gord Downie &

On this day in 1981, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were married. About 770 million people watched on TV. Now

We were almost mistakenly vaporized on this day in 1995. Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. Ponder that as you go through

Ah! A brand new year! Tis the season of fresh starts and New Year’s resolutions! And, of course, the music

The news keeps coming about the Manchester concert bombing. The UK paused for a minute of silence today at 11

Some really interesting stuff came across my desk this weekend, including an up-and-coming Canadian two-piece called Crown Lands. If you

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver