Ringo Starr Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Read me a bedtime story, Dave Grohl?

Okay. Here’s Dave appearing on the BBC show CBeebies, reading Octopus’s Garden, written by Ringo Starr in 2014. (VIa CoS)

That’s some lineup of drummers: Ringo Starr, Matt Cameron, Stewart Copeland, Steve Gadd, Jim Keltner, Max Weinberg, Carmine Appice, Nicko

Rock stars trying to avoid paying taxes? What do you think? You may have heard about the Pandora Papers, an

Three people died and two more were taken to hospital because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Michican music festival.

Damn. I was really hoping for aliens, but maybe not. Next time. Drown your disappointment in music news for March

Ringo has been assembling “All Starr” bands for years now. Hey, when a Beatles asks you to be part of

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

Paul McCartney on Friday released the ‘Beautiful Night’ EP as part of the forthcoming re-release of his acclaimed 1997 album,

If things get much worse, you may want to invest in one of these. Think about that as you peruse

Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a

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