Halftime Show Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: Which rock act would you pick the for the Super Bowl halftime show?

The NFL wants to have at least 100 million people watching the Pepsi-sponsored halftime show, which is why they’re always

The NFL and its sponsors like to make a big deal about the Super Bowl halftime show. We’re already being

We’re two weeks away from Super LIV in Miami so it’s time to turn our attention to goofy prop bets

If you spent any time watching football yesterday, you’ll know that after weeks of rumours, Maroon 5 is 100% officially

Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean the music news stops. Here’s what we know is happening for December 25, 2018.

Maroon 5 is under pressure to give up their slot at the Super Bowl halftime show. A petition has over

I love writing for Alan Cross and his Journal of Musical Things, but there are times when he expects me

I always start to get nervous when the calendar clicks over to August. Don’t you? And now, the music news

The New England Patriots (damn you, Tom Brady!) and the Atlanta Falcons for Super Bowl LI in Houston February 5,

So: thoughts on Coldplay’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl? I thought it was a bad decision to book them

The Super Bowl halftime show–all 12 minutes of it–is, for many, more important than the game itself. With a potential

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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