Clash Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The end of The Clash

The Clash were one of the most influential bands in the history of alternative music, so it’s kind of surprising

In the beginning, the Clash, like most of the punk brethren back in the middle 1970s, was poor. And I

It was December 11, 1980 when The Clash released the follow-up to London Calling, the sprawling triple called Sandinista. To

To start the weekend, here’s a puppy riding a rooster. Now let’s try some music news for December 11, 2020.

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

Got a dog? Here’s the proper way to determine his/her age in human years. Once you’ve done that, switch to

One day in January 1980, kids in the UK tuned into a TV show called Tiswas expecting to see the

We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season,

The Clash played Toronto four times over their career and each time was carefully and thoroughly documented by people who

Is Cyber Monday still a thing now that almost everyone has high-speed broadband? Chew on that while you browse through

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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