Rock Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

UPDATE: If we’re going to be honest, the 2010s were terrible for rock (Part 2: The Fallout)

At the dawn of the 2010s, alt-rock was still, well, rockin’. The top tracks of that first year came from

Like I just said, there’s always someone out there predicting the death of rock. Just like the End-of-the-Worlders who are

A new music industry study called the IMS Business Report took a look at a wide range of stats to

Let’s be very, very clear about what the Grammys are. First and foremost, they’re a prime time network TV show

The only reason I’m going to watch the Grammys tonight is because it’s my job. Okay, maybe there’s one other

Streaming is dominated by hip-hop, R&B, and pop. But while rock fans have been slow to adopt the technology (it’s

Rock has been declared dead and buried almost a dozen times since it was birthed in the 1950s. So far,

If you’re interested into the marketing machinery behind the popular song, here’s a two-part program from Terry O’Reilly’s CBC program,

The first half of the 20th century was driven by jazz. This was the dominant music of the era and

A light day today with just one formal visit. Handel and Hendrix Museum, 25 Brook Street, London We began with

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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