Les Paul Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

It’s not new Tool, but it is an animated short scored by guitarist Adam Jones

Before Tool took off, guitarist Adam Jones was a special visual effects expert who worked on Hollywood films, something that

Every walk of life has its stars, the famous people who get all the attention. In business, it’s the CEOs.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] When Les Paul and Leo Fender introduced their electric guitars in

Les Paul is known for (a) the Gibson guitar that bears his name; and (b) this pioneering work in developing

History of full of stories of people who did great things but aren’t remembered for them. For example, Scott Neeson

All right, back to work. Only 78 days until spring. And while we’re on the subject of a new year,

Off to Dublin tonight. Anyone have any tips? Can you tune a tree? (Via Tom) Some say that Johnny Cash

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 […]
Mark Silver