Duran Duran Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Muse offers up a studio version of their Duran Duran cover

Back in September, Muse appeared on a French TV show called Taratata during which they decided it would be fun

There’s a French music show called Taratata. When Muse was promoting the release of Simulation Theory, they made an appearance

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

School’s out! Only 65-ish days until the first day of school! And now music news for Friday, June 29, 2018.

Imagine, for a moment, that awareness of sexual misdeeds and harassment had hit the music industry in the 60s, 70s

Today everything about music is digital (outside of us vinyl anoraks, of course) but 20 years ago it was the

Happy 22nd birthday, Playstation! And it was 24 years ago today that the first text message was sent. And now, the

Just remember that if you hear anything about Tool today, it’s probably fake. They love to pull April Fool’s pranks.

Is this the last week of July? Already? Here’s some music news to start the week. Bobbi Kristina Brown died

On this date in 1971, President Richard Nixon declares the U.S. War on Drugs. How’s that going, by the way? The

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
Mark Silver
The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver