London Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Calling all emerging artists — here’s a panel for you

Are you part of a new or up-and-coming band and feel kind of overwhelmed at what it takes to get

Not even Toronto’s heaviest snowfall in 50 years could stop the JUNO Awards from announcing which Canadian artists will be

I get a lot of emails from people looking for ways to get involved in the Canadian music industry. One

Any music fan who’s ever traveled to the capital of the UK has some interest in some famous musical landmarks.

Another day at leisure for the group, so everyone scattered to enjoy various areas of London before a farewell dinner.

A light day today with just one formal visit. Handel and Hendrix Museum, 25 Brook Street, London We began with

[Next month, I’m leading a group of music fans with Flight Centre for a rock’n’roll tour of London. Jess Walter

Since the JUNO Awards became a traveling roadshow back in 2002, it’s played Hamilton (2015), Winnipeg (2005, 2014), Calgary (2008,

[I often get emails from people heading to the UK asking “What are some musical landmarks I can visit?” I

U2 rolled into London on The Joshua Tree 30 tour Saturday night. For the last song of the evening, Noel

A 19-year-0ld from London named Haroon Syed has been sentenced to more than 16 years in jail after he admitted

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver