Paramore Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Stressed out because it’s only Tuesday? Try this ASMR video from Paramore’s Hayley Williams

Some people swear by the calming and tingly feeling they get from ASMR videos. These clips–and ASMR stands for “autonomous

Whenever I’m on the road like I am now, I do all my morning work bouncing between all the morning

Canada’s back at work today–mostly–while America has the day off. Yet there’s still music news for July 4… Justin Bieber

Americans are still talking about the Miracle on Ice that happened on this day in 1980. The Russians wish they’d

Good news! We’ve made to through January! Bad news! This February has 29 days. And now, the music news. Wait:David

What was with all the ballads? Did we really go almost 90 minutes without handing out an award? And didn’t

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