Patrick Carney Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Everyone can get hacked

Back in 2010, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney noticed something weird about his email. Someone managed to break into his

There’s a great advertising campaign currently going on in Toronto for the “No Name” brand of grocery products, characterized by

[Intern in residence Dorothy Lee is a Black Keys fans and was wondering what they’re up to. She filed this

A small but growing number of notable musicians are calling out YouTube for failing to pay artists for plays on

Larry Page, the co-founder of Google, turns 42 today. I’ve done nothing with my life. Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon

An overnight flight from LA connecting in Detroit at 6 in the morning. Ugh. Ever year of a “weed bond?”

Years ago, I went swimming in the surf of a beach called Saline in St. Barts. It’s a broad, sandy

On this day in 1929. women were officially declared “persons” in Canada. Will anyone ever sell a million records in

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