Damon Albarn Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Blur reunites! For four songs, anyway.

Blur is still officially a going concern, but like that classic convertible in the garage, the members only take it

Happy 76th birthday, Paul McCartney! If you’ve never seen him live, do it. I swear that a Macca show has

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

It was fifty-one years ago today that the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper in North America. It had come out the

The first regularly-scheduled transatlantic airline flight began on this date in 1951. El Al of Israel began flying a turboprop

Woke up in Nashville again. The amount of meat and fat available to the average person around here is mind-boggling.

It seems that everything is virtual these days. Outside of the stuff you’ve got in your pick, money is nothing

Whilst in Shanghai, I almost got to see one of those weird Chinese airport fights where angry passengers took on

Forty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive

Viagra was approved for use in the US on this day in 1998. And now, the music news. Damon Albarn

Back in the coke-fueled days of Britpop, Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher were mortal enemies, a feud that was hyped

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver