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

Mike Taylor memorialized in bursary fund from Walk Off the Earth, Sound of Music

To help preserve and celebrate the memory of their late friend, the members of Walk Off the Earth have created

I took a drive out to Burlington yesterday afternoon for a special tribute to Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor, the Walk

The New Year has begun with a series of celebrity deaths. This is the roughest start since 2016. Mike Taylor:

It won’t be long until the Christmas shopping credit card bills start coming in. It’s the most un-wonderful time of

Mike Taylor, the keyboardist for Burlington, Ontario’s, Walk Off the Earth, died in his sleep Saturday. The band says 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 […]
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