Lenny Kravitz Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Budweiser isn’t advertising on the Super Bowl this year, so Stella Artois is bringing Lenny Kravitz

For the first time in decades, Budweiser has decided not to run ads on the Super Bowl. That created a

The best thing about 2020 has been 10-year-old Nandi Bushell’s pwning of Dave Grohl and more recently Muse with her

Election day. As soon as you’re done with reading music news for October 21, 2019, go vote. Apologies for the

This past weekend–which was hot and very summery–my mom looked at all the people wearing white pants despite being three

The first weekend without football since June. Time for NASCAR. And did you know that the UN has declared today

This is probably the day of the year when productivity falls to the lowest of the year. Who’s gonna want

Today is the 11th birthday of the Android operating system. And as for music news on November 5, 2018… The

Back at work after two weeks of time off and just in time for tonight’s Polaris Music Prize gala. I’ll

On a day just like this long, long ago–1977, to be exact–Star Wars opened in theatres. Now let’s move to

I’m in Nashville all this week for a radio seminar and to do some interviews for Vintage-TV. That means ribs

One of the most popular music-related searches on the Internet is for lyrics. Kudos then to comedian Neil Cicierega for

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver