Sound of Music Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Mike Taylor memorialized in bursary fund from Walk Off the Earth, Sound of Music

To help preserve and celebrate the memory of their late friend, the members of Walk Off the Earth have created

It’ll be a while before we’re comfortable mingling with strangers in close quarters again, so the old ways have to

This is excellent. Thank you, internet. And you will want to share this. (Via Tom)

One of the coolest medium-sized music festivals in Canada is Burlington’s Sound of Music, held in Spencer Smith Park on

Summer colds are the worst. Just sayin’. And now, the music news for August 24. Rapper Joey Bada$$ bragged about

Sound of Music festival is back with more news! The Burlington event announced The Offspring and LIVE as their Kick-Off concert

Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival is the latest to announce their headliners, with The Offspring and recently reunited LIVE capping

Did you know there was an experimental 3D TV broadcast on this date in 1953? Neither did I. And now,

Bill Gates is marooned on a desert island. For some reason, though, he has electricity and a serviceable turntable/CD player/Zune

Now that February is over, can we hurry things through so we can skip the March lion and get right

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver