George Carlin Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Tuesday timesuck: A theoretical rap battle between George Carlin and Richard Pryor (Definitely NSFW).

The people behind Epic Rap Battles of History have come up with this theoretical showdown between two of the greatest

Movies based on rock stars seem to be all the rage these days. The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody opens November

We don’t see these sorts of late night infomercials for record collections anymore, but as George Carlin points out, they

Overwhelmed by choice? George Carlin thought there were too many songs out there–and that was 2002, long before we got

Along with Richard Pryor, George Carlin was one of the greatest comic geniuses of all time. He died ten years

George Carlin was truly one of the greatest comedians of all time. Tom points us to this bit from 1973

Were George Carlin still alive, he’d be celebrating his 81st birthday today. To commemorate the occasion, let’s revisit one of

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll understand what George Carlin was talking about when he did this bit on

There are two albums on my list of 52 albums that don’t have any music on them. Well… three if

It never took much for George Carlin to call bullshit on something. Man, I miss the guy. (Via Tom)

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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