Disney Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How about punk versions of Disney songs?

If you’re a parent with a young child who insists on listening to Disney songs over and over and over

Home from Asia after a 27 hour trip. Let the jetlag begin–but not before we tackle music news for November

On this day in 1972, Atari released Pong. It became the first successful commercial video game. As for music news

You may already have heard that Disney is going to adapt Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity for a TV show that

On this day in 1962, drummer Pete Best is fired by the Beatles. Two days later, he was replaced by

I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel

Oh, crap! I forgot to take care of my quarterly HST payment! Sorry, CRA. I’ll do it today. But first,

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

Mickey Mouse first appeared in a short film called Steamboat Willy in 1928. Under copyright rules of the day, Mickey’s

No joke. The Mouse has just released an album of metal covers in North America after testing the waters in

It was on this day in 1958 that the peace symbol was unveiled. I have no idea its official name

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