Chris Stapleton Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This is the most controversial rock song of the year–but not for reasons you might think.

One night in 1982, I was finishing up some university homework while listening to Howard Mandshein on CITI-FM, Winnipeg’s balls-to-the-wall

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

Another day, more ransomware. You all patched up? And now, the music news for May 16. RIP Keith Mitchell, drummer

We’re quickly coming to the end of 2016 and vinyl’s relatively recent return to popularity doesn’t seem to be coming

The bull terriers found a nest of bunnies in the back yard. It wasn’t pretty, but they were really proud

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver