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

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 […]
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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 […]
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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