Movies Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 174: Sci-Fi Flops That Shouldn’t Have Been Flops

Even though it’ll be 50 years old this year, 2001: A Space Odyssey is still the smartest and “hard” sci-fi

No, I don’t need my furnace ducts cleaned. STOP CALLING ME! And now, the music news for August 14. In

Whenever we settle into a movie, we often get acquainted with who’s in it and who made it via a

Late December is the slowest time of the year for any kind of news, so many media outlets default to

Every single music conference I’ve attended over the last three years has had at least two sessions on music supervision

There’s a new streaming app in town and it’s being dubbed “the Netflix of everything”. Playster, licensed by Sony and

On July 11, for one night only, Cineplex will be premiering Mötley Crüe: The End in key theatres across Canada.

Off to Winnipeg to visit the folks tonight. I’ve packed lots of mosquito repellant. The indie music sector is really,

Here’s a selection of Prince news from around the world that doesn’t involve his cause of death. Here’s the moment

Who says guitars have to have a prescribed shape? Try telling it to the people who designed these things. Guitars

Here’s 100 dance scenes culled from 100 movies all mashed up together. The patience of some people…

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