I Mother Earth Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 835: Revisiting CanRock bands of the 90s, part 2

Before 1971, there really wasn’t much of a Canadian music industry. Sure, there were record labels, recording studios, promoters, and

Canada is the sixth-largest music market in the world. Only the US, Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger.

Actually, “Wouldn’t It Be Etherium” would be a more accurate title, but then it wouldn’t go well with the bit

Brian Byrne of I Mother Earth–one of my favourite Canadian bands of all time, by the way–has launched a brand

This comes from the official I Mother Earth website, so it’s gotta be true, right? I know… completely crazy!! So… where

When Brian Byrne, the singer for I Mother Earth, saw that the surviving members of Stone Temple Pilots were holding

Every week I go through a ton of stuff that lands either in my computer or on my desk and

There is only one song that’s been on every single iPod/iPhone I’ve ever owned: “Not Quite Sonic” from I Mother

A couple of years ago, a new non-profit charity was launched with the aim of helping Canadian musicians who have

IME was (is) one of my favourite Canadian bands of the 90s. On May 2, the band is going to

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