Prodigy Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Check out this 7-year-old drumming prodigy as he covers System of a Down

His name is Noah Martel, a 7-year-old from Gatineau, Quebec, who already has a pretty solid concept of how to

Here comes Playstation 5. And here comes music news for September 18, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: A safe music festival

Gotta go to LA for a movie junket tomorrow just as southern California is burning up in wildfires. Swell. Meanwhile,

It was on this day in 2001 when the US invaded Afghanistan. They thought it would be a quick war.

Millennials have figured out how to stop spam calls on their mobile phones. Basically, if the phone rings, it’s spam.

Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and

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

Left the hotel in Singapore at 3:45 am Wednesday morning. I’ll arrive home in Toronto at 7:25 pm the same

I love tutorials like this. Thanks to the Lonely Vagabond for passing it along. Making Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up”

All right, back to work. Only 78 days until spring. And while we’re on the subject of a new year,

As the family comes round for Christmas this year, show them this video of one of the No So Old

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver