North Korea Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Fun with bloodthirsty ruthless dictators: North Korea’s video summarizing the Singapore Summit

Not that long ago, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un were on a path to nuclear war. Now they’re apparently BFFs.

Funny how Donald Trump likes to cozy up to authoritarian leaders and dictators while simultaneously insulting America’s allies and friends.

North Korea is one f-ed up country. Citizens are required to have a radio, but the only approved units tune only

A couple of years ago, I had a chance to visit the DMZ in Panmunjeom along the border between North and

Sixty years ago today, there was a big underwater boom in Canada. A BIG one. Let’s see what’s booming in

Thirty-nine years ago today, Pennsylvania almost disappeared with the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown incident. And for music news on

Laibach, the heavy industrial act from Slovenia (est. 1980), was weird to begin with. But when they announced they were

Under the heading of Snake Flux International – “Cheerleader Song” comes this music video featuring North Korea’s Army of Beauties

When you load the video (click on the image to get started), you’ll be taken to a Weibo website in

It was on January 22, 1984, that this commercial ran once. It was during Super Bowl XVIII. It’s still one

Now that Blue Monday is behind us, we can concentrate on getting through the second half of what’s been (generally)

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver