Rivers Cuomo Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Following up on a weird conspiracy theory: Is Rivers Cuomo really Kurt Cobain?

Late in 2020, I did an Ongoing History of New Music program on great musical conspiracies. One of them involved

Weezer is at it again. After releasing the OK Human album last month and with the metal album, Van Weezer,

Saturday Night Live ended 2018 strong with an episode hosted by always likeable Matt Damon. Later in the show was

There was once a story about Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo and how he made it past fans to the stage at

Making an album is straightforward, right? You write some song, go into a studio and a few months later, something

As the Foo Fighters’ Australian tour wrapped up in Melbourne Tuesday night, they were joined onstage by Weezer frontman, Rivers

Once more ’round the sun. And now music news. Paul O’Neill, leader and guitarist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has died

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

Happy 2,769th birthday, Rome! And now, some music news… Ireland’s oldest raver has died at age 99. Yes, 99. Trivia

Every four years, we have to work an extra day. Grit your teeth and it’ll be over soon. And now,

Man, I can sympathize with these kids. Back in my school days, our band got to play for the student

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
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver