Frank Sinatra Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

The first-ever Billboard Music Chart was released 50 years ago this summer–and something about the first #1 song needs to be addressed.

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Frank Sinatra, Ruth Lowe, Tommy Dorsey

Back in the days of jukeboxes, several companies jockeyed for supremacy in tracking America’s most popular songs. Billboard (which began

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Random music news for Saturday, April 13, 2019

April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Podcasts, Black Metal, Boris Johnson, Canada Goose, Frank Sinatra, Game of Thrones, Guns 'N Roses, Izzy Stradlin, John Lennon, Morrissey, My Way, Nipsey Hussle, Pop Will Eat Itself, PUP, Record Store Day

It was on this day in 1970 that Apollo 13 mentioned to Houston that they had a problem. And it’s

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Random music news for Monday, December 17, 2018

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Broadway, Colin Kroll, Frank Sinatra, Google, iPhone, Mariah Carey, Netflix, NFL, Phone Phreaking, Pizza, Podcasting, Punk Rock Girl, Sepultura, Streaming, Strokes, Super Bowl, WiFi

It’s the final sprint towards Christmas. How crazy is the next seven days for you? Can you take time to

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Random music news for Thursday, November 1, 2018

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Big Machine, Bose, Brexit, Earbuds, Frank Sinatra, Guns 'N Roses, Kanye West, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Pandas, Peter Criss, Podcasting, Rap Battles, Smart Speakers, Spirit, Taylor Swift, Twitter

The sound you heard at midnight was a bunch of radio stations flipping to an all-Christmas format for the rest

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Random music news for Friday, July 13, 2018

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beck, Blurred Lines, Del the Funky Homosapien, Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Google, Gorrilaz, ICP, Insane Clown Posse, Jonny Greenwood, Juggalos, Mac, Music Analytics, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Radiohead, Simon LeBon, The Revolution

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

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Random Music News for Saturday, October 14, 2017

October 14, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Trump Songs, Apps, Coachella, eBay, Frank Sinatra, Hair Metal, iPhone, Marilyn Manson, One Direction, Puerto Rico, Radio, Spotify, Sudan, Tegan and Sara, Vinyl

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t want to go through that again, do we,

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Random Music News for Monday, October 9, 2017

October 9, 2017October 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Automatic for the People, Blade Runner, Breeders, Country Music, Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, George Michael, Guns 'N Roses, Ian Watkins, Jerry Yester, Jose Feliciano, Lostprophets, Lovin' Spoonful, Mountain Goats, NRA, Ozzy Osbourne, REM, Rick Astley, Smart Speakers, Smartphone, Star Spangled Banner, Tesla, Troll, TuneIn Radio, Turntable, Vangelis, Victrola, Walk Off The Earth

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (Yes, America, we do things differently up here.) And now the music news for October 9.

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Random Music News for Saturday, August 19, 2017

August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Canada 150, Concert Tickets, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Goldman Sachs, iOS11, iPad, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Nokia, sexbots, Shania Twain, Spotify, Starfest, Sunrise Recods, UTA, Warner

Two days until the Eclipse Day. Got your #14 welder’s glass yet? And now, the music news for August 19.

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Oh, GAWD. MORE Trump Inauguration Performer News? Yeah, Sorry. But There’s a LOT Going On. See?

January 19, 2017January 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 Doors Down, Barack Obama, Big and Rich, Bruce Springsteen, Caitlyn Jenner, Chrisette Michele, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Evancho, Kanye West, LGBTQ, Mike Pence, Nancy Sinatra, Travis Green, Trump

The inauguration performer news just keeps on coming. 1a. As 3 Doors Down continues to be crucified for their decision

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Random Music News for Saturday, January 7, 2016

January 7, 2017January 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, George Michael, Hi-Res Audio, Kanye West, Spotify, Wah-Wah

I’m in Fredericton NB for the Canadian University Press conference where I’m going to deliver a talk called “Long Live

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See the Top 5 Musicians Homes for Sale This Year

December 30, 2016December 30, 2016 Nerhys 1 Comment Adam Levine, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Pharrell Williams, Prince

I always find it interesting to see musicians’ homes. The extravagance of architecture and design are amazing, even if the

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Sam Galet in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
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Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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