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

The history of rock as told in comic book infographic form

There are tens of thousands of ways you can learn about the history of rock, but this infographic (via Graphicspedia)

If you’re a fan of Canadian hip-hop like I am, you will be excited to hear about an event happening

A couple of weeks back, I was a guest lecturer at Humber College where I spent four days teaching the

Coming June 13, David Weigel’s book The Show That Never Ends gives a wildly entertaining story of Prog Rock and

American alt-rock band Garbage recently announced the upcoming release of their autobiographical coffee table book This Is the Noise That Keeps

Last year Straight Outta Compton was met with huge success. Even just the hype was massive. People were changing their

Before he started raking in bazillions of dollars writing songs for Adele, Dan Wilson was a member of the Minneapolis

One hundred years ago today on a tiny, narrow street in Sarajevo, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip killed the visiting Archduke

Frequent contributor Juliette Jagger filed this one for Vice’s Noisey. Musically speaking, Toronto has a rich and sorted past. With

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver