Joshua Tree Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

U2’s The Joshua Tree gets written up by the Library of Congress

Every year, the Library of Congress designates a number of recordings as having important historical significance. In 2013, The Joshua

According to Michael (he’s plugged into these things), U2 will NOT play any Joshua Tree songs on the upcoming Songs

Captain Kirk turns 87 today. Happy birthday, William Shatner. One online meme says that since Donald Trump loves appointing TV

Sequencing an album is hard. You want to make sure that the first song ropes in the listener enough to

U2 is one of those bands that fans may only like one particular album in their career or a particular

Tim Newell was in Chicago back on June 4th for U2’s Joshua Tree 30 tour and decided to shoot the

This is officially World Sauntering Day. Get up and go take a leisurely walk. Go on. Do it after you

If you have a copy of The Joshua Tree, you’ll know that the song “One Tree Hill” was inspired by

If it seems like we’ve been talking about this box set forever–When did we first hear about it? Last fall?–the

Now we know why flamingos stand on one leg. Glad that’s been sorted. Where do things stand with music news for

As a way to buy time before the next album, U2 is on the road doing something they’ve never done

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver