Isolated Tracks Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How good of a rhythm section was Geddy Lee and Neil Peart? This good.

To the untrained ear/non-Rush fan, it sounded like each member of the band was always off doing their own thing.

Rush fans and drummers are still trying to come to terms with the death of Neil Peart. My Instagram feed

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear

John Bonham was one of the most powerful drummers we’ve ever seen. Witness that power with this isolation of his

While any coronavirus news is important, we also need to take a break once in a while. This is one

The Internet is away with isolated tracks from big songs. There are vocal tracks, isolated drums, and standalone bass parts.

Whenever there’s a survey on the greatest guitar riffs of all time, “Layla” from Derek and the Dominos one-and-only album

Note: This week’s podcast was recorded at 10 in the morning as opposed to our more civilized time of 7pm. That

I remember a gang of us all going to see The Who doc The Kids Are Alright when it first

Here’s what Macca did for his mate George Harrison’s song on a big hit from Abbey Road. (Via No Treble)

This collection of isolated guitar tracks from Slash, Eddie Van Halen and Eric Clapton was curated by Open Culture. Read

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
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver