Dark Side of the Moon Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, September 21, 2020

Give an alligator helium to chance its voice? Why not? Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for

The first time I was told that I was listening to Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, I hated it.

Spring forward, etc. Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Why do we bother when science says it’s a

The first-ever properly organized indoor hockey game was played on the day in 1875 in Montreal. And now, the music

As the article at Teamrock says, “What Pink Floyd’s ‘Great Gig in the Sky’ needs is more kazoo.”

There isn’t supposed to be any sound in space. Without a gaseous medium, sound has no way to travel. The

In case you haven’t heard, Geeks&Beats can now be access via Nightflight, a website inspired by the USA Networks all-night

Let’s start with the official NASA animation of the far side of the moon. Got that? Then go to the

Never let it be said that the Flaming Lips are anything less than uber-weird–but it a very pleasant sort of

Two things. First, Dark Side was released on March 1, 1973, so this pen is about a year late for

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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