Mental Health Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ever wanted to eat like a roadie? Now you can with The Roadie Cookbook.

Back when tours rolled across the world, thousands of roadies made it possible. But with COVID having screwed things up,

Here’s another one of those surveys from the UK that’s actually a commercial in disguise. In this case, Harvey Water

The past 18 months or so have been really tough on everyone’s mental health, including artists of all stripes. Not

I think I need me some of these bacteria. And you might need some music news for June 25, 2021.

A couple of weeks back, I hosted an online event called The Lost Tapes of the 27 Club. Its purpose

Dude, you do NOT call 911 because mom changed the password on your Xbox. Chill out with some music news

Michael Boguski of Blue Rodeo is joining this year’s Secret Path Week efforts to help move Canadians toward healing and

Want to be turned into an evil doll for Halloween? Try this site. Once you do that, come on back

Elon’s super-pig. Cool. I think. Coronavirus update 1: Glastonbury is optimistic about a return in 2021. Coronavirus update 2: This

After a week off (I think we’re going biweekly for the rest of the summer), we brought in TSN’s Michael

Staying home and remaining distanced is the smartest thing we can do right now. It’s short-term pain for long-term relief.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver