Funeral Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This funeral for a Toronto drummer got real weird, real fast

Bonny Brent died recently at the age of 73. Given his life-long love of music and playing the drums, family

Well, that’s quite a way to open your set at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre! Arcade Fire performed Funeral in full

This is pretty grim, but given that we’re all going to shuffle off one day, it’s always good to think

At some point on Friday (October 20), the family of Gord Downie had a private gathering to remember their husband,

Chester Bennington was laid to rest in Los Angeles on Saturday (July 29) after a private ceremony. His family had

Say hello 2 heaven. Chris Cornell’s funeral was held today (May 26) at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.

While we await the results of the toxicology report, Chris Cornell will be laid to rest this Friday (May 26)

A lot of the snow has melted in the back yard, exposing the ugly reality of having two English bull

Arcade Fire was one of David Bowie’s favourite bands. When he died, the group decided to give the Thin White

Scott Weiland was laid to rest on Thursday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery after a very low-key funeral attended by

The 2014 GWAR-B -Q in Richmond, Virginia, was a sombre affair, given the untimely death of Dave Brockie, otherwise known

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver