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

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