Mark E. Smith Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Saturday, February 2, 2019

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

On this day in 1973, Concorde made its first trip across the Atlantic. Forty-five years later, we’re actually traveling slower.

I’d never heard of mixed doubles curling before last weekend. Amazing how it suddenly mattered when Canada was in contention

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

Mark E. Smith, the man with one of the most distinctive voices to come out of post-punk Britain, died today

English bull terrier number one is snoring louder than ever. I may have to get her a CPAP machine. And

Remind me to phone my mom about her birthday. Here’s a story on how U2 is coping with all the

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 […]
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