Janis Joplin Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, October 17, 2019

The Wife’s birthday tomorrow. Cannot forget that, even though she insists no one should make a big deal about it.

While not the first of its kind, Woodstock was a legendary event even before the first notes were played. Next

Day two of my solo staycation. Maybe I’ll clean out the shed today. Or maybe I’ll just post some music

You can see why the legend of The 27 Club endures. Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and

When a famous artist passes on, he/she/they can be outlived by their art, a massive and valuable body of work

Take a look at this graph. It’s a Google trends snapshot, measuring interest in David Bowie (as in the number

I think I’m in Kuala Lumpur. Or I may have popped back to Singapore for a second for some extra

First, DO NOT PANIC. This is the last podcast of Season 2 but we’ll be back with Season 3 after

Elvis Presley would have turned 80 today. Had he still been with us (and took care of himself), he might

It was 30 years ago today that the original “Do They Know It’s Christmas” was recorded. There’s now a book

Shep Gordon had no idea what was involved in managing the careers of rock stars when he met Jimi Hendrix,

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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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver