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

ICYMI: Saturday Night Live’s “You call yourself a Weezer fan?” skit

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

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver