Scorpions Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This week’s Sunday Lunch from Robert Fripp and Toyah rocks us like a hurricane

This week’s Sunday Lunch kitchen jam features the Scorpions’ “Rock You Like a Hurricane.” Robert Fripp is wearing makeup. Sidney

[We’re taking a one-week pause for a COVID mental health break. But new shows will resume again next week. -AC]

Who’s got the fastest internet? Not us. Moving to music news for February 24, 2020. Kurt Cobain would have turned

Outside of certain Latin-based nomenclature requirements, the rule in science is that if you discover it, you name it. Christina

The alleged “greatest game ever played” took place this date 60 years ago. Was it really that great? Debate that

Off to LA today to see Morrissey at the Hollywood Bowl tonight. He’d better not cancel. And now, some music

Construction in my basement continues. The smaller of the two bull terriers is losing her mind. Meanwhile, here’s music news.

I’m a little late posting this today because I was at Dancehall Night at Reggae SumFest in Montego Bay until…I

If you live in Canada, we’re now past Tax Freedom Day. You’re done paying the government. Theoretically. Ticketmaster has a

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver