Neil Diamond Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This is turning out to be a big year for retiring rock stars of the 60s and early 70s.

Music has never seen anything like this: mass retirements and farewells from major stars. Elton John. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Paul Simon.

On this day in 1995, we almost ended up in a nuclear war because of a series of mistakes and

At 76 (77 as of tomorrow), Neil Diamond is just as popular as ever. How many times have you seen/heard

It was on this day that The Pill was approved for use in the US. That didn’t change society much,

As someone who is currently abroad–Mauritius, to be exact–I am extremely aware of how expensive it is to operate my

I love movies and music and sometimes there are great combinations of those things or an artist does a cameo

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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