Chicago Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Bono falls down some stairs in concert. He doesn’t miss a note.

A couple of years ago in Vancouver, The Edge didn’t look where he was going and walked right off the

Ever since Lollapalooza made Chicago’s Grant Park its permanent home, the festival has thrived. This year’s event, set for the

Last year, Pearl Jam played two night at Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The resulting concert film, Let’s Play Two, is almost

Tim Newell was in Chicago back on June 4th for U2’s Joshua Tree 30 tour and decided to shoot the

My mom had an interesting way of getting me up out of bed. After listening to the morning news, she’d

Cook County, in Illinois, swears it’s not trying to define art. The Chicago Reader broke the story in late August

Chicago, a hub to musicians of all genres and a cornerstone of the jazz and blues worlds, might be taxing

The vinyl that we buy today hasn’t changed much since Columbia Records introduced the long-playing 12-inch album in 1948. The

This year’s Pitchfork Festival in Chicago coming up in July has some very interesting bits. I was glad to see

In a development that I suspect troubles Trent Reznor and Morrissey not at all, neither Nine Inch Nails nor The

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 […]
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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