NMC Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Origin Stories – Bryan Potvin on The Northern Pikes’ “She Ain’t Pretty”

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When the Northern Pikes got their start in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1984, the city wasn’t exactly

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) It’s amazing how many classic pop songs started out as B-sides but ended up becoming mega

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) As far as iconic Canadian pop songs go, “Sweet City Woman” from The Stampeders is a

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) David Clayton-Thomas got his start much like many of the other great Canadian songwriters of the

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) In Toronto during the early 1980s, Rough Trade was already a local cult legend. With fiercely

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a hit single in

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a hit single in

Back to school. Time to get serious about work again. And it’s pumpkin spice season at Starbucks already. The summer

On this day in 1970, NASA announced that after a few more flights, there would be no more trips to

Back from ‘Murica after an unexpected New York City odyssey. Please don’t show me my credit card statement. And now,

After years of planning and construction, Canada gets its version of the Rock and Hall of Fame tomorrow. Check that:

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