Lars Ulrich Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

More isolated tracks: Lars Ulrich’s drums on “Enter Sandman”

When Metallica released their black album in the summer of 1991, it marked a big change from the previous records.

Back on January 16, Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask played his 500th game. Knowing that he was a drummer and a

Valentine’s Day. Yuck. Sorry. I’ll focus on music news for February 14, 2019 instead. Ozzy is officially out of the

[Another guest post to fill the breach as I’m on vacation this week. Today’s piece is by Pat Patterson. –

The rainbow flag of gay pride was first flown in San Francisco on this day in 1978. And as for

Yesterday (April 20), A Perfect Circle released its first album in more than 13 years. While Maynard James Keenan doesn’t

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich does a radio show for Apple Music where guests come to talk about stuff. When Noel Gallagher

Off to LA today to see Morrissey at the Hollywood Bowl tonight. He’d better not cancel. And now, some music

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl seem to have a lot more in common beyond drums and

Back in 1970 on this day, Charles Manson went on trial for the Tate murders. He’s still in jail, of

A question about Modern Family: Doesn’t Lilly have an oddly low voice for a 12-year-old girl? And now, the music

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 […]
Mark Silver
Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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