Malcolm McLaren Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Did this woman invent punk rock?

You’d have to be a serious student of British punk rock to know the name Jordan Mooney, but there are

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

It’s the Memorial Day holiday in the US, so is there any music news for May 27, 2019? Let’s find

Today is a free day for the group (“day at leisure” in travel agent itinerary-speak), so the group scattered to

This is the last official full day of winter. Good riddance, really. Let’s talk about music news for March 19,

Thirty-five years ago today, some record called Thriller was released. Anyone remember it? And now, some music news for November

He threatened he’d do it–and yesterday he did. In a fit of perverse performance art, Joe Corré, the son of

This summer is being celebrated at the 40th anniversary of the punk rock explosion in the UK. However, Sex Pistols

The Dissolve looks back at the Sex Pistols movie that was released two years after the band broke up. The

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver