Fairytale of New York Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

It must be close to Christmas because the debate over the lyrics of “A Fairytale of New York” has flared up again.

If it seems that Christmas music has started up earlier than usual this year, it’s not your imagination. And the

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] You know it’s getting close to Christmas when a certain segment of

[This was my weekly Sunday column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Just like Die Hard is barely a Christmas movie (it is, isn’t

Off to the NE Caribbean Outpost for the next week. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be delivering music news

Call it “All I Want for Christmas” Creep. Every year, Mariah Carey’s stupid 1994 Christmas song seems to start showing

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, […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver