Cyndi Lauper Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Isolated vocals fun: Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”

I’m fascinated by isolated vocal tracks because it gives such incredible insight into a singer’s decisions (conscious or instinctual) when

This past Tuesday (December 10), Cyndi Lauper held her annual Home for the Holidays benefit for homeless youth and was

Despite it being American Thanksgiving week and Black Friday, there’s still music news to report. Here’s what’s happening on November

Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane was on the BBC’s Graham Norton show along with Cyndi Lauper. He decided to cover

There’s been some interesting musical moments through all seven seasons of Bob’s Burgers, so it kind of makes sense that

They’re called political parties for a reason, right? The presidential elections in the United States take entirely too long. We know.

The first Volvo was produced on this day in 1927. I don’t know what you need to know that, but

I love cover versions and the more bizarre the better. Here are two such delights. GWAR covering Cyndi Lauper’s song

It was on this day in 1975 that Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. Sleeping with the fishes? Interred in concrete in a

During a Mardis Gras parade in Australia. a street preacher let loose with an anti-gay sermon. That’s when a street

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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