Jonny Greenwood Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 841: Modern Guitar Heroes 1–The Men

What, exactly, is a guitar hero? Yes, yes, it’s a video game that vaguely simulates playing a real guitar. What

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

This year, February 19 is a stat holiday where I live, so please excuse the later-than-usual posting. We’ll be back

In hindsight, we should have expected Radiohead to slip some kind of Easter egg into the reissue of OK Computer

Jonny Greenwood is always looking for new challenges. His latest project is with the London Contemporary Orchestra on a live

On this day in 1974, pitcher Tommy John underwent the first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery. It is forever more

Mount Vesuvius blew its top on this day in 79. Poor Pompei. Now, an awkward segue into music news. Bon

Happy birthday, Eugenie Bouchard! You’re 20! The tao and wisdom of Kurt Cobain. Apparently we’re going to get some unreleased

It’s Jonny performing with the London Contemporary Orchestra. (Thanks to Larry for the link.)

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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