Man Machine Poem Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Has it really been four years since the last Tragically Hip tour?

It was August 2016 when the entire nation was transfixed by the final Tragically Hip tour. Rick Lee put together

If you were at any of the Tragically Hip shows last summer, you would have seen cameras all over the

CTV commissioned a documentary on the Tragically Hip’s Man Machine Poem tour of last year. This is a tease of what

If you missed last August’s Tragically Hip tour finale in Kingston and are tired of watching bad YouTube video, you’re

We’re getting closer and closer to the final Tragically Hip show in Kingston. I took a look at the setlist,

News that the CBC had agreed to broadcast the final show on the Tragically Hip’s Man Machine Poem tour came

The Tragically Hip released their Man Machine Poem album on June 17 and as you might guess, sales traction was

A couple of years ago, the Tragically Hip–big wine fans–released a very nice red–Grand Reserve Red, they called it. It

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 […]
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