Shania Twain Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Saturday, November 17, 2018

Yesterday was the 80th birthday of the synthesizing of LSD. Insert quip about the drug’s long, strange trip [here]. As

Earlier this week, there was a story about how The Eagles Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 was once again certified as the

It was a rough day for Canada yesterday. Anything I can offer for music news will seem inconsequential. Still, here’s

It’s February. It’s Friday. No one feels like working, so you’re probably going waste a lot of time aimless surfing.

Two days until the Eclipse Day. Got your #14 welder’s glass yet? And now, the music news for August 19.

Major League Baseball players went on strike on this day in 1994. That was a bad one. It took me

My brother and sisters throughout Corus Radio were asked to compile a list of 50 legendary Canadian songs and then

Bryan Adam’s released Waking Up the Neighbors was released in September of 1991 and it was pretty hard to miss.

In Canada, when artists go 10 times platinum, they’re awarded diamond status. Before May 2008, that meant an album that

NOTE: I’ll be updating this post until the end of this sales week (Thursday night at midnight PT). Check back

*Sigh* Back to work. Distract yourself from reality with some music news. It’ll work for a while. David Bowie is

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver