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

The Dolly Parton vaccine meme is what the internet was made for

To recap: Dolly Parton (estimated net worth: US$500 million) donated US$1 million to pharma company Moderna, which recently announced a

A transparent TV? Cool! Want. And now, music news for August 14, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There’s been some serious

Here’s a gift for making it through another week. WARNING: It’s so sweet that it’ll make your blood sugar spike.

How did Aunt Jemima last this long? Buh-bye. And on the topic of extremists, we have John Cleese to explain

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

Stay inside. Take it from Samuel L. Jackson. And now, music news for Friday, April 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1:

It’s not your imagination: a new study says that people with BMWs and Audis are worse drivers. Now that’s the

The Wife’s birthday tomorrow. Cannot forget that, even though she insists no one should make a big deal about it.

Can you believe it’s already time to start judging presidential hopefuls based on their entry or exit music? It’s nearly

It’s not hard, really, Just speed up the Boss. Eerie, this.

On this day in 1969, Hells Angels security people murdered a concert-goer during a set by the Rolling Stones at

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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