Reggae Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

RIP dub great Lee “Scratch” Perry. He’s died at age 85.

Lee “Scratch” Perry was one of the most influential and at the same time one of the weirdest dudes to

In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On

It’s been a bad year for romaine lettuce, hasn’t it? I miss my caesar salads. Here’s some music news for November

Garry Lowe, bassist for legendary band Big Sugar, passed away Saturday, July 7, at the age of 65. He’d fought

Outside of a few vowels, drawls and clipped consonants, almost all singers, regardless of their mother tongue or accent sound

A group of boffins in Australia set to discover which music is best for jogging. They analyzed runners who listened

Spring forward, etc. Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Why do we bother when science says it’s a

Research boffins in Scotland are doing good work. They’ve determined that if dogs had a choice between five specific types

Every dog owner has wondered what kind of music their animals love. Don’t lie. You know what I mean. My

Danny asks “Does Gene Simmons know about this?”

Back the 60s, DJs and their crews hauled massive PA systems around the island to spin records at parties. The

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