Fashion Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Are these sweatpants racist? (There’s a music angle to this)

If you’re into high fashion, you’ll know the name Balenciaga. The company has just released this pair of sweatpants. Take

When Eddie Vedder flew up to Seattle from San Diego to join the band in the fall of 1990, he

This guy wearing this t-shirt is not only inappropriate but wrong. Very, very wrong. Morally reprehensible, even. Call me petty

Rolling Stone is hosting a documentary series on fashion in New York City in the 1970’s. The series is being

If you’re of a certain age, you may remember The Great Grunge Hoax of 1992, a story that purported to

Today is the 8th birthday of the iPhone. Interested in a documentary on hip hop fashion? Click here. The Meat

This is from Discover magazine, so it has to be true, right? It even comes with a couple of fancy

Diffuser.com found this on Etsy. I sure its creators has good intentions, but jeezus…

Then again, we are talking about Jean Paul Gaultier, who has always been a fan of old school punk. One

Don’t ask how, but I stumbled over this at Store Envy.

It’s called The Monocle. Personally, I don’t get it and this Annoyance Potential for a gadget like this seems high,

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