Sloan Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Saints and Sinners Tour has been canceled. Again. And probably for good this time.

Way back in the Before Times (actually, February 2020, but it feels longer)I made a trip to Facebook HQ in

Back in the Before Times, I hosted a Facebook Live press conference announcing the Saints + Sinners Tour, a great

Need a nap after lunch? You will be doing your boss a favour (and yourself, too). I have a quick

While we’re staying (read: stuck) at home a little more these days than in a typical holiday season, the fine

For most of their nearly 30-year career, Sloan has steered clear of anything political. Now, though, they’ve got something to

Hey, we haven’t heard Rudy Giuliani run off at the mouth for weeks. Where did he go? I’ll start looking

[Picking a favourite Sloan album is tough, but the safest thing to do is default to the Navy Blues album

It’s always intriguing when a number of experienced, well-connected, and highly regarded musicians decided to combine forces. Can the whole

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.

It’s happened to all of us. We’re at a gig trying to enjoy the music but two people right next

If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s

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 […]
Andrew Dick
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
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