Joe Perry Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Now in transit home from Thailand. By the time I get home, I’ll have been traveling for 32 hours. Ouch.

As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to

I should be in Thailand by now. If not, something has gone dreadfully wrong. But I still managed to compile

Has anyone ever counted up the number of commercials that features the Trivago guy? And now, the music news for

On this day in 1962 at the Marquee Club in London, a band called The Rolling Stones played their first-ever

I saw my first back-to-school flyer over the weekend. Too soon. Waaaaay too soon. And now, the music news. Aerosmith’s

I asked for a room at the Sunset Marquis and they ended up giving me a villa. I wonder how

In terms of stuff, musicians will put their name on a number of things. Look at Kiss for example. But

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 […]
Mark Silver
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, […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver