Finland Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The World Air Guitar Championships are on today in Finland. Canada is competing. You should stream everything.

The World Air Guitar Championships, the annual event in Oulu, Finland, is one today. Once again–for the 24th time–the best

The speaking tour continues. Tonight I’m in Kamloops. If you’re in the area, come on out. Details here. Give it

Oh, those Finns. After emerging from yet another dark, cold winter, they’re determined to have as much summer fun as

All hail Antton Puonti, who won Finland’s Got Talent (Talent Suomi in local parlance) by besting the competition with his fart sounds.

Last Sunday, I was in Halifax. Now I’m heading to Hong Kong today. I’m going so far west that I’ll

Here’s what I want to see: a battle to the death between the Teletubbies and Hevisaurus. My money is on

There’s a whole international process involved in approving emojis that is far, far more complicated that you might realize. But once

Every August, men and women who specialize in playing non-existent guitars descend on Oulu, Finland, to see which among them

You don’t mess with the Finns. The country’s Consumer Disputes Board handed down a ruling last week that declares concert-goers

They’re called PKN, short for Pertti Kurikan Nimipaivat. All four members have Down Syndrome and, in a couple of cases, autism.

I was driving through Beamsville, Ontario, the other day when I noticed a sign for a canine grooming and boarding

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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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