Sesame Street Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

While Sesame Street still looks for Bruce Springsteen to appear on the show, Dave Grohl stepped in

The surprise is not that Dave Grohl made an appearance on Sesame Street, it’s that it’s taken him this long

The first edition of Rolling Stone magazine was published on this day in 1967. Over to music new for November

A mashup of Sesame Street and “Sabotage?” Why not?

Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers

With the rabbit hole the geeks went down this week, you’d be forgiven for wondering if they were high. (Well,

What took you so long, Internet?

It was on this day in 1999 that Bhutan became the last country in the world to get television. And

The Great Lakes Blizzard happened on this day in 1977–40 years ago–which saw Buffalo and the surrounding area hit with

Toots Thielemans brought the harmonica to jazz. He ended up playing with greats like Miles Davis, Benny Goodman and many

In this case, it’s Game of Chairs. (Via Larry and Vulture)

It’s a music video on school rules. Note how well he blends in with the cast. Meanwhile, the Cookie Monster

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver