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

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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