Fyre Festival Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Friday, October 23, 2020

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

Give an alligator helium to chance its voice? Why not? Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

Remember when we were excited to see Friday come along? But if you’re stuck inside, it’s just another day wearing

Wearing a face mask to keep from being sick but frustrated that your iPhone’s Face ID won’t work? Try this.

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

Off to the UK today for some Beatles’s work. If all goes well, I’ll get to interview Ringo tomorrow. Meanwhile,

Let’s see if we can get through the week without the hosting service of this website getting pooched again. This

It’s been almost a year since the Fyre Festival debacle. As bad as that was, it’s a grain of sand

The Licensing Game – Jim Neish in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 023 March 2, 2021
The penultimate sign of fandom, is a team’s jersey. Over the years, the role of the jersey in a team or league’s business has risen to the point where in some leagues it is by far one of the most valuable assets, at least on the team side. Around the world leagues differ in how […]
Mark Silver
Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver