Rock is Dead Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Rock isn’t dead. I have stats to prove it.

[This was my weekend column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It hurt to see Pete Townshend, one of my musical heroes,

I had yet another conversation about the myth that rock music is dead. To hear the people in this bubble

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

Now that Blue Monday is behind us, we can concentrate on getting through the second half of what’s been (generally)

While I’m whinging about the lack of loud guitar music in modern rock/alt-rock, other people are taken a dim view

Oh, dear. It’s another “rock is dead” bleat, this time from Coldplay, a band that done their best to kill

What’s this about rock being dead, murdered by unscrupulous pirating kids? That notion spouted by Gene Simmons received quite a

Oooo boy. Here we go again. Gene Simmons–never a man short of opinions–has declared rock to be dead in an

I’m more optimistic than the artists quoted in this article from Classic Rock Magazine. Or maybe I’m just delusional. The

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver