Liz Phair Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Liz Phair may be the first artist to record a song using Twitter’s brand new audio tweet feature

In what may be a very good or very bad idea, Twitter is rolling out “audio tweets,” a chance to

My hair has turned into a reverse mullet with all the party at the front. Soon I may have no

It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward

In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment. They could sing, maybe shake a tambourine and

If you pay attention to long-term cyclical trends in music, you could have predicted this was going to happen. When

My beloved Saeco coffee machine gave up the ghost this morning after almost two decades of faithful service. It’s so

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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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
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