Record Store Day Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Introducing The Dee Gees. Wait–isn’t that actually the Foo Fighters in disco disguise?

If you dig back into The Ongoing History of New Music archives, you’ll find an episode first broadcast on April

In the Before Times, Record Store Day was held on the third Saturday of April. COVID screwed that up with

That was some internet outage yesterday, huh? When Amazon goes down, you know it was bad. We’re okay now, so

Need a vacation? Maybe you can volunteer to see if cruises are safe again. Over to music news for May

If you have any anti-vaxxers in your life, read this, commit it to memory, and use it against their stupid

With Record Store Day set for June 12 and July 17 this year, we needed some musicians to serve as

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

We begin with the inevitable mash-up of Beck’s “Loser’ with Donald Trump’s election loss. On to music news for November

Aliens are watching us from here. Maybe. It could be that they’re looking for music news for October 24, 2020.

In the Before Times, Record Store Day was held on the third Saturday in April. COVID-19 killed that idea, so

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

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
The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver
Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver