Burl's Creek Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Rolling Stones By the Numbers: Toronto Edition

When I was a 16-year old Run-DMC and GN’F’nR-listening nascent ROCKthusiast, I remembered friends of my dad being so excited

Wayhome is back for a second year a Burl’s Creek Event Grounds near Barrie. Here’s the official poster. Who are

Second day in Australia. Still refusing to try Vegemite. This doesn’t bode well for Ontario finally having a place to

The first WayHome festival–a co-production with the folks that stage Bonnaroo–is set for July 24-26 at Burl’s Creek Event grounds,

All right. It’s official. The ‘Way Home’ Festival will make its debut this July 24-26 in Oro-Medonte, on the northwestern

Music fans in the Toronto area have long wished for a proper site to hold a music festival. Molson Park

By Gilles Leblanc The Greater Toronto Area is a market that sure loves music festivals. From the Rock and Roll

HomeAway took many years in the making and Bonnaroo co-founder and AC Entertainment president Ashley Capps is to thank. The festival

If you’re going to hold a massive music festival–and I’m talking about 70,000 attendees and up–the first thing you need

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver