Montage of Heck Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

Montage of Heck, the Brett Morgen-directed Kurt Cobain film that follows his life up until his death, is easily one

While we’re awaiting the final first-week sales tally for Adele’s 25 album, an interesting piece of news got lost in

If there’s one thing we can extrapolate from the release of Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, The Home Recordings, is

When Montage of Heck gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, it will be accompanied by an album full

Sadly, Kurt is still dead. But because a trove of unreleased recordings was uncovered during the filming of the documentary

This was supposed to be included in Montage of Heck but was cut. In it, Kurt appears to be really,

Like the Indian Ocean which washes up secrets on distant shores when you least expect it, so does the Internet.

If you haven’t seen Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck on HBO yet, set aside some time to do it. Then

On this day in 1949, EDSAC, the first digital(ish) computer ran its first program. Duran Duran anti-wrinkle cream: just £4,000. Seriously.

I was sitting in a theatre in downtown Toronto watching Brett Morgen’s doc on the life and times of Kurt

The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver
Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
Mark Silver