Rick Rubin Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin tease a new documentary

We don’t know when it’ll debut nor do we have a title, but this six-part documentary on the music of

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

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

When a jury ruled that the vibe of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (a song co-written by Pharrell Williams) was too

Any news from Mars yet? Just checking. Maybe someone up there needs music news for November 27, 2018. Here are

What makes the California wildfires so deadly is that they’ve created a firestorm that travels along the tops of trees,

A couple of weeks back, I went to see Billy Corgan perform a two-part solo acoustic concert. The first half

As a rule, I don’t tend to like modern country music. I imagine that there is some good stuff out

Every Friday for the last four years or so, I’ve published a playlist of 11 brand new songs that caught

Into double-digits with February. We’re making progress. Time for some music news. Globally, Canadian acts are doing very well. See?

Seriously, is there a sadder music video than Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.” If there is I

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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