Ongoing History Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 899: Hidden Figures

I’ve always been something of a but when it comes to the space program. But even though I’ve read all

Artists who manage to have one and only one hit songs are often the butt of jokes. Getting tagged as

[Three more shows of summer repeats before we get to new programs in the fall. Here’s how we’ll end the

[It’s summer, which is a time for gathering new material for the new fall season. Meanwhile, here’s a chance to

It’s a face of life that there are periods where everything old is new again. There may be no better

If you’ve ever seen Sum 41 perform live, they seem larger than life. Big. Loud. Brash. In your face. Very

I’m trying to imagine what it might be like to design an Amazon warehouse. A typical fulfillment centre covers at

When you reach a certain level of fame, you can expect that everything you do will be written down or

When you’re in a band, you want to make sure the public record is correct. Unfortunately, though, you’re often at

Canada is the sixth-largest music market in the world. Only the US, Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger.

One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from

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 […]
Mark Silver
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, […]
Mark Silver
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