Dubai Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Miss the KISS 2020 Goodbye concert? Check it out here.

KISS performed an insanely big New Year’s Eve show in Dubai, one that set at least two world records. First,

Dubai has some of the wildest architecture anywhere in the world. That now includes a building called The Pad. Designed

First, you should know when I say “sun” I mean 45 C heat. And “sand” means desert. Millions and million

Time to leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur where the Yellow Shirts and the Red Shirts are battling each other in

From this week’s PopBitch newsletter: Remember that disastrous gigAmyWinehouse had in Dubai in 2011? The one everyone blamed on the

Three retro items: 1. Anyone remember the time David Bowie was on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson? (Via Diffuser)

If you live in Canada, we’re now past Tax Freedom Day. You’re done paying the government. Theoretically. Ticketmaster has a

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver