Christmas Song Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

It’s a COVID Christmas song!

They say you should write about what you know. The cAbiners have done just that with this Christmas song.

Arkells have become one of the most prolific Canadian bands of the last decade. They’re always writing, recording, and releasing

According to research by Viberate, there are more than one million Christmas songs in the wild. I believe it, too,

If you follow UK politics, you might remember Lord Buckethead, a one-time candidate for Prime Minister. He says that his

Green Day has been around for more than a quarter century without releasing an original Christmas song [citation needed]. They’ve

The Darkness–who, by the way, released an excellent album entitled Last of Our Kind, one of my favourite hard-rockin’ records

A porn song that ended up in Sesame Street? Jingles by Barry Manilow? And Brian Eno did what for Microsoft?

Every year, The Killers pump out a new Christmas single. Their 2014 model–maintaining a streak that began in 2006–features Jimmy

Welcome to The Roth Show. (Via Hennemusic)

Steel Panther is the LA hair metal band for whom 1987 never ended. They’d like everyone to know that they’re

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 […]
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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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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