Jack White Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Jack White Channels Music Spirits on Saturday Night Live

After understandably laying low for most of 2020, Jack White has broken out of quarantine in the most amazing way

After a while, you just gotta declutter, which is exactly what’s happening at the Nashville HQ of Jack White’s Third

Around the same time rock supergroup The Raconteurs christened Toronto’s renamed Meridian Centre in September 2019 (which seems like a

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

Jack White likes old-school technology. Magnetic tape. Vinyl. Cameras that use actual film. Therefore, I guess it shouldn’t be surprised

It was on this day in 1965 that A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Meanwhile, in music

Jack White sure is someone who likes to keep himself busy. If he’s not bringing down the house with The

I can already hear a lot of you saying, “Wait, Meridian Hall, where the heck is that?” If you’ve been

After topping the bill at Third Man Records’ 10th anniversary celebration on the grounds of their Nashville headquarters, The Raconteurs

Okay, people. Time to take down the Christmas lights. At least remove those reindeer figures from the front yard, okay?

The Raconteurs have announced their eagerly-anticipated third album Help Us Stranger will be out on June 21st, 2019. The Nashville,

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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