Dropkick Murphys Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Bruce Springsteen and The Dropkick Murphys played an empty Fenway Park. Watch here.

It’ll be some time before we get back to going to concerts the way we used to. Until such time,

Has civilization collapsed yet? No? Maybe I shouldn’t have run up the Visa so much then. Then return here for

Quinn Waters is just three years old, but he’s already had a challenging life. Diagnosed with a medullobastoma (a tumor

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

No, this isn’t a new track but until Larry pointed it out to me, I had no idea it came

I seem to have acquired an intense like for kombucha. Where did that come from? Whilst I sip my tea,

Christmas music is everything now. Radio stations have flipped to an all-Christmas format. Restaurants, stores, malls, offices and all manner

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

By Adam Morrison Had enough of the same old sickly sweet Christmas music that’s everywhere nowadays? Here are twelve alternatives

You can call them one trick ponies or you can rationalize that if it ain’t broke, they probably shouldn’t fix

It can be tricky for a band to keep things going with someone new providing their lead voice and, most

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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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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