Roddy Bottum Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

There are no guarantees in the music business. At some point, the hits will stop coming, and fans will stop caring, so it’s best to have a backup plan. Roddy

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Composing music for film and television

August 9, 2024 Alan Cross Danny Elfman, Movies, Roddy Bottum, Trent Reznor, TV

Musicians gotta make music, so between album and touring cycles, many of them find jobs composing music for film and television. Danny Elfman is one of the most successful. After

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020 Alan Cross Arkansas, Billboard, Bruce Dickinson, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Faith No More, Gliphy, Iron Maiden, Live Nation, Metallica, Radio, Reeperbahn, Roddy Bottum, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Texas Rangers, Vera Lynn

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, turns 12 today. What a sweetheart. And moving to music news for May 19, 2020… Coronavirus update 1: The first social-distancing concert in the