Rock Stars Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 919: Hobbies and non-musical passions of rock stars

What do you do for fun? I’m talking about hobbies, pastimes, and other things you do just for you, away

The CBC carried an article To retire or to reinvent, that is the question for aging rock stars, which has

If you look at the world of pop and hip-hop, the majority of performers are close to the same age

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

[Here’s my weekly column for Global News. – AC] In July 2015, I flew to Las Vegas to see Rush at the

Everyone likes before and after pictures, right? VintageEveryday.com has this gallery of rock stars that compare photos of them as

Once upon a time, rock stars did horrible things when left to their own devices. Trashing hotel rooms. Driving cars

The Lonely Vagabond passes on some interesting thoughts about where we’re going to get our rock stars of the future.

I get it. You’re such a diehard fan of a particular artist that you feel the need to permanently mark

It was pre-AIDS. Hep C wasn’t that prevalent. Herpes was still a niche disease. Sure there was the clap, syphilis,

Would you recognize this guy on the street if he didn’t have his makeup on? Click in the image to

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 […]
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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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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