Chance the Rapper Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Thirty-nine years ago today, Pennsylvania almost disappeared with the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown incident. And for music news on

U.S. Thanksgiving. Turkey. Football. Shopping. Yeah, we get it. But there’s still music news on this November 23… Michael Buble

On this day in 1985, a new computer program called Microsoft 1.0 was released. It wasn’t very good. Really. Here’s

The CNE opens in Toronto today, which as everyone in Southern Ontario knows is the official start of the end

It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the

Happy Bastille Day! And here’s what’s making music news on July 14. Hardcore Trump supporter Kid Rock says he’s going

Once more ’round the sun. And now music news. Paul O’Neill, leader and guitarist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has died

The first of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published on this day in 1979. And now, in

In Winnipeg for the weekend. Good thing I packed bug spray. And now, the music news… Why the words “Chance

If you look at this week’s Billboard Top 200 album charts, you’ll see something we’ve never seen before. Chance the

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver