Microsoft Archives - Page 2 of 4 - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, March 25, 2019

Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott

Spring starts at 5:58 pm EDT. Let’s get on with it. Meanwhile, let’s indulge in some music new for March

Ever tried a sensory deprivation tank? You float there in the dark with just your thoughts, something that can be

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen finally lost a fight with non-Hodgkins lymphoma yesterday, a disease he’d had since 2009, which followed

Wikileaks was born on this day in 2006. Good thing? Bad thing? I guess it all depends. And now, music

Ugh. The day when the Northern Hemisphere goes from 0 (our summer attitude) to 100 kph (the rest of the

A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, had her tenth birthday yesterday. She still thinks she’s a puppy, which is fine by

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

It was on this day in 1995 that OJ Simpson was acquitted. And this week, he’s out of jail on

It was on this day in 1969 that the Beatles used the crosswalk down the street from EMI Studios. That

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
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