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

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