Desert Trip Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random Music News for Friday, May 12, 2017

It was on this day in 2014 that HR Giger, creator of the xenomorph in the Alien movies, died. And

A good thing about getting old is that you might have more money to devote to seeing your musical heroes

March 5, 2017 Alan Cross 7 Comments Desert Trip

One of the most successful and profitable music events of 2016 was Desert Trip (aka “Oldchella”), the two-weekend festival featuring

Have I mentioned how much I hate the flip-top lids on tubes of toothpaste? Who came up with these useless

It was on this day in 1977 that Lynyrd Skynyrd had that horrific plane crash in a swamp. The accident

That there will be another version of Desert Trip next year should be a foregone conclusion. Over two weekends, the

I spent the weekend in the California desert at Desert Trip, the three-day festival featuring some of the ur-acts of

Remember to sign up for my free newsletter for a chance to win a sweet LG Bluetooth speaker! Somewhat woozy

Off to Desert Trip Part 2 in the California Desert. This had better be good. And now, the music news.

The first-ever mobile cellular network was launched in the US on this day in 1983. Phones were the size of

The first weekend of Desert Trip–the California event some have dubbed “Oldchella” (cumulative age of all the performers is 651)–is

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver