Chester Bennington Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Wednesday, June 24, 2020

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

This infamous orgy club–i.e. a place where people gather to have sex with strangers–doesn’t seem worried about the coronavirus. Ew.

Before Chester Bennington moved to LA and fell in with the guys who would become Linkin Park, he was in

Why am I working on Christmas day? Great question. Here’s Ozzy’s Christmas playlist. Even Christmas songs are targets of copyright

There’s no way I’m going anywhere near a mall today. I’ll just end up behind someone who insists on backing

It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward

Scott Stapp will forever be blamed for being part of Creed. But in the last few years, he’s been working

One of the last Linkin Park singles to feature Chester Bennington’s lead vocals was “One More Light” from the band’s

Were he still alive, Chester Bennington would have turned 43 on March 20. His mom, Susan Eubanks, posted the last

Before Chester Bennington headed to LA to join the band that would eventually become Linkin Park, he was in a

Mark Morton from Lamb of God was a friend and admirer of Chester Bennington, so when he started putting together

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 […]
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