Nirvana Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

I sat down to talk to Dave Grohl about his new book, part 2: That time in Toronto with Iggy Pop

I had about 25 minutes with Dave Grohl earlier this month to talk about his new book, The Storyteller. One

A good song is a good song, no matter the style in which it is performed, right? Right?

Two interesting things about Nirvana that you perhaps did not know. First of all, Kurt Cobain met Krist Novoselic through

There are just some days when I really gotta scrape for some music news. October 4 is one of those

Dave Grohl is doing a whack of interviews to chat up the release of his new memoir, The Storyteller: Tales

Let’s hope you never have to use this. Meanwhile, let’s focus on some music news for October 2, 2021. Is

I know it’s Monday and it’s hard getting back to that job you hate. But do you really want to

Thirty years ago today, September 24, 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind hit the stores although “Smells Like Teen Spirit” had been out

Okay, so it would have been ideal if this 30th-anniversary edition had come out today because the record came out

Today, the 24th of September is an important 30th anniversary for album releases. On this one day in 1991, three

On this day in 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind, BloodSugarSexMagick, and Badmotorfinger from Soundgarden were all released. Yes, on the same day.

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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