Japan Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Is this music-and-exercise show the worst TV program of all time?

You can certainly make a case for it. Then again, it is from Japan, the closest you can get to

Band-Maid is an astoundingly good heavy rock band from Japan. They want everyone to stay healthy and happy during the

There are a million flavours of metal (thrash, black, death, pirate, Viking, symphonic, NWOBHM, etc.) We can now add samurai

Paraskevidekatriaphobia. Look it up. Here’s a hint: music news for Friday, November 13. Coronavirus update: The Lockdown Awards? I guess

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

U2 was in Tokyo on the Joshua Tree 30 tour when The Edge ran into a typically high-tech Japanese toilet.

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

Mascots–yuru-chara–are a big thing in Japan, so big that Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver also has a big thing about

On this day in 1993, Intel released the first Pentium chips, the first of the new x86 series. They had

Japan is a strange, strange place. Here’s more proof. (Via Danny)

Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver