Elvis Costello Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Elvis Costello’s new song says goodbye to 2020

Good riddance. The song is good, though. Sounds like old Attractions stuff. UPDATE: The video has been taken down. Everyone

Those who had “asteroid collision” as part of their how-could-2020-get-any-worse almost had it pay out this past weekend. Coronavirus update

The Raptors could will take it all tonight. Then the city/province/country will lose its collective mind. Ponder that as we

On this day in 1947, Meet the Press debuted on TV. It’s still on, making it the longest-running TV show

Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada

Elvis Costello has apologized for canceling a European tour, but I think we can all forgive him because he revealed

Here’s a fun game to play: Predict the next goofy/dangerous/reckless/unnecessary thing Donald Trump will do to piss off the rest

[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black

Leonard Cohen’s family will celebrate his life in Montreal in November, with some of the biggest names in music performing

Every once in a while you’ll run across an author who releases a novel under a different name. Stephen King

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

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 […]
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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
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver