Chuck D Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, September 28, 2020

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

Last week, much oxygen was expended on Kanye West’s alleged run for the US presidency. If you want to see

September? Already? Sheesh. Here’s the music news for September 1. So why was Simpsons composer Alf Clausen fired? Kanye West

The airport protests against the Trump administration’s ban on refugees from seven Muslim-dominated countries has surprised many with their size

Did Muhammad Ali invent rap? You can make a pretty solid argument that he did. Here’s what Public Enemy’s Chuck

I’m seeing waaaaay too many billboards for vacation bible schools in front of churches. Can back to school sales be

A sure sign of spring are the first announcements of what’s happened for Record Store Day. This year’s event is

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 […]
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