Music Festival Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Diesel Bird, a big Canadian online music festival is scheduled for TODAY.

With COVID-19 deep-sixing any gigs and festivals for the foreseeable future, more artists are turning to online avenues for playing

Indie Week promotes itself as the premiere emerging artist festival in Canada with five days and nights of music, showcases,

Sad news out of Toronto festival-land as the city’s beloved Field Trip announced it is taking a hiatus in 2019,

For the most populous province in Confederation, Ontario, should have more choice when it comes to multi-day outdoor music festivals.

Canadian metal bands are now able to apply to Wacken Metal Battle for the chance to play Wacken Open Air

The differences are sometimes subtle, but each live music event has its own smells. Maison Margiela, a Paris company looking

The final Vans Warped Tour has come and gone in Toronto and wow, what an experience! I needed a few

Porta-potties are gross things at the best of times but never more so at music festivals. This video of flying

We don’t normally equate a modern music festival with The Golden Girls, but… Read more here.

A couple of years ago, I had a chance to visit the DMZ in Panmunjeom along the border between North and

Fat Mike, NOFX frontman and head of Fat Wreck Chords is going to do the world a favour by staging

Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
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Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
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Who’s Ready for a Monkey Knife Fight? – Nic Sulsky in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 020 February 1, 2021
Long before the dawn of the internet, fantasy gaming and betting were already wildly popular pastimes for sports fans and gamblers. Fast forward to today, and the internet has more than caught up, it’s the dawn of a new day! We’re seeing explosive growth in the market cap and revenue of dozens of fantasy and […]
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