Dolly Parton Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, July 22, 2021

Someone was bribed with a golden toilet? Over to music news for July 22, 2021. Chester Bennington’s widow posted this

…and it’s on video. A surreal juxtaposition, don’t you think? There’s more from A Life on the Road here. (Via

Majorie Taylor Greene is an example of the weird people Republicans are electing to Congress. DB points us to this

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

Worrisome news from Mars via Perseverance: Still no sign of Matt Damon. But there is music news for February 20,

The problem with a laptop is that you only have one screen to work with–unless you have this laptop. As

Space court? It’s now a thing. And so is music news for February 3, 2021. The fallout from the #MeToo

When will Canadians get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccination? Use this calculator. Once you know your place in

Hands up everyone who was freaked out by yesterday’s Google outage. Nothing like that today (yet), so we can move

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

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