Pledgemusic Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Tuesday, July 30, 2019

On this day in 1962, the Trans-Canada highway opened for business, making it the longest national highway on the planet.

Today is one of my favourite days of the year. This long weekend signals the unofficial start of summer in

The first weekend without football since June. Time for NASCAR. And did you know that the UN has declared today

If there’s one band that will never, ever say die, it’s Anvil. They’re turning to Pledgemusic to fund their next

Things got very, very scary for Sum frontman Deryck Whibley a few years ago when his body told him in

Now that Weiland will never, ever be part of the Stone Temple Pilots or Velvet Revolver again, he’s, um, free

Bush, the pseudo-grunge band fronted by Gavin Rossdale (also known as Mr. Gwen Stefani), wants to make a new album,

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 […]
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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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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