Nashville Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A drunk ex-con got into a fight with cops outside of Kid Rock’s bar and…ewww.

I don’t know how cops do it. A drunken ex-con covered with white supremacist tattoos was tossed out of Kid

Pleeeeasee eexcusee any typos in today’s missivee. The eeeee key on my MacBook Pro is screeweed, so eeach keeeystrokeee reeesults

Jeezus. These people are nuts. Ignore them and focus on music news for December 29, 2020, instead. That recorded voice

[A guest post by John Duffy on a song that’s been #1 on all single charts for eight straight weeks.

The Raconteurs have announced their eagerly-anticipated third album Help Us Stranger will be out on June 21st, 2019. The Nashville,

The Foo Fighters are one of those bands that enjoys some solid crowd participation. But these sorts of stage invitations

[NASHVILLE -] I had no bloody business being here. None. But somehow I ended up on the red carpet at the

If you’ve ever been to Nashville, you’ll know that you run into a different honky-tonk about every fifteen feet, all

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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