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

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