Podcast Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Metallica introduces a podcast

This past week (August 12) marked the 30th anniversary of the release of Metallica’s black album. Along with the obligatory

Billie Joe Armstrong has launched a new podcast via Audible called Welcome to My Panic. Not only does he break

Spoken Word with Electronics unearthed a 40-album set of Betty Crocker cookbooks that was released in the 1950s as part

We’re burning through media these days as we try to fill the quarantine hours with…something. If you’re missing the musical

WHY are podcasts all the rage these days? Everyone and their mother seems to be involved in one, from amateur

I don’t know about you but I certainly never tire of listening to anything related to Oasis, the brothers Gallagher

With a new album entitled The Nothing almost here (it’s out Friday), Korn has offered up this trailer that plugs

It was 25 years ago today that we heard the news about Kurt Cobain. Yes, it’s been that long. Here’s

Being in a band is a time consuming thing, so it’s not surprising that there’s a dearth of them producing

“Bohemian Rhapsody” is one weird song. What gives it just enduring iconic power? We speak with Juno-nominated producer Brent Bodrug

Bad news. This week’s interview was lost. Michael’s Skype call recorder failed and on Alan’s copy, the WiFi at the

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
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 […]
Mark Silver