Death Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

40 years ago today, John Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman. Here’s how the world heard.

I remember it very clearly. I’d come home from drum lessons to find Monday Night Football on the TV. The

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

Every once in a while, I realize how old some of our biggest rock stars have become. I dwell and

How could I have missed Pure Hell all these years? According to this article in Dazed, this West Philly band

If an autopsy ultimately determines that Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan committed suicide, a newly discovered voicemail left hours before her

On the morning of November 22, 1997, a maid at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Sydney, Australia, reported that the guest

There are still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding the death of Chris Cornell. This new revelation from his tour manager

Oh, Internet. You can be so wonderfully looney, especially when it comes to propagating weird rumours and theories. You want

Here is a truth that some people find very uncomfortable: rock, alt-rock and indie rock are predominantly white. Why is

Friday will mark the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death. After lying dead and alone in an elevator at his Paisley

This one is going to be messy. Police want to talk to George Michael’s lover, Fadi Fawaz, about a series

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