Jon Schaffer Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Metal guitarist will be the first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty

Back on January 6, Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer decided to join angry MAGAs, various militia groups, Proud Boys, Three

Got my first vaccine shot yesterday. Do your work, Bill Gates nanobots! You know where I am. Moving to music

Let’s start your week with a disco crow. Now that’s done, here’s music news for March 29, 2021. No surprise

Interesting: Donald Trump’s personal 757 is parked and abandoned at a New York airport. Now some music news for March

Fun fact: Chinese couples are clamoring to get married next Sunday because the Chinese characters for that date (20210314) look

No more Trump. I still can’t believe he was ever president. Here’s music news for a brand new era started

Gee, when you storm the seat of government bent on damage, mayhem, and worse–and when the whole thing was caught

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver