Offspring Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Musical offspring

I supposed if you grow up in a creative household, something is inevitably going to rub off, whether it be

Fans of Tiger King know that Joe Exotic commissioned a Vancouver group called the Clinton Johnson Band to write and

We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season,

A couple of weeks back, I moderated an EntertainmentTO panel on the subject of AR and VR. There was much

It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward

Offspring fans have noted the absence of bass player and founding member Greg Kriesel over the last while. What’s going

You have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album.

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

[Note: 102.1 the Edge ran the wrong program last week. Listeners to the Edge will get the finale of the

Long before The Offspring broke through with the Smash album–we’re talking the period from 1984 to 1987–drummer James Lilja had

The early 90s were an amazing time for music. Generation X, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they

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 […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver
Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
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