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

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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