Mike Portnoy Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, March 18, 2020

Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give

Like everyone else, musicians are finding ways to occupy themselves during this time of lockdown. Blue Oyster Cult performed this

Mike Portnoy is one of the few drummers in the world who might have been able to keep up with

It’s the future. Time for the first roundup of music news of the new decade. Here’s a list of all

Why not? The Internet was made for this kind of experimentation. (Via Loudwire)

You might remember the video of Mike Portnoy doing his thing on a Hello Kitty drumkit. Now behold Zakk Wylde

Metalheads will know Mike Portnoy for his work with Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Dream Theatre, Twisted Sister, Adrenaline Mob and

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