China Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How bad is the corona virus in China? There hasn’t been a live music show in the country since late January.

With the corona virus (COVID-19, actually) continuing to spread throughout China, much of the country has effectively shut down. That

Apple knows it needs China so the company is always painfully threading the needle when it comes to their relationship

Beibei, a Chinese rapper also known as Li Jingze, has been having a bad run. As a member of a

As the US and China continue to slap tariffs on each other in a tit-for-tat trade war, a new song

Happy birthday, Twitter! You’re now 13 years old. As for music news on March 21, 2019… The Junos drew almost

On this day in 1899–120 years ago–Bayer registered a trademark for a new painkiller called “Aspirin.” As for music news

Authoritarian governments hate hip-hop. Not only do they not consider it music, but they fear its subversive, disruptive and, well,

Back to work? Or are you taking the rest of the week and starting anew Monday? A bit of both?

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

It was on this day in 1972 that a new thing called “HBO” started broadcasting. As for music news for

When do you have your Thanksgiving dinner? Is it Sunday or Monday? We’re doing ours today so we get a

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 […]
Mark Silver
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, […]
Mark Silver
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