Soundgarden Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

There’s a new song from Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell appears to have left quite a bit of music behind. In honour of his daughter Toni’s 16th birthday,

There is a lot of bad blood between the surviving members of Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, widow of Chris. Who

Happy 153rd, Canada. Here’s what’s happening in music news for July 1, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Not music-related but fun.

This is a strange coincidence: The 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles Let It Be album is Mother’s

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus. I’d hate to have been the person to give

Imagine if this were your job. Hey, I guess someone’s gotta be interested in these sorts of things. Here’s music

Well this is a sad state of affairs. It’s been almost two years since Chris Cornell’s sudden and unexpected death,

Before they exploded with the rest of the Seattle scene in the early 90s, Soundgarden–one of the founders of that

Today marks three years with Trump as president. Seems longer. Here’s what I have for music news on January 17,

Finally coming home today, but it’s a long ride: DPS-IST-MUC-YYZ. Shouldn’t take more than, say, 28 hours. Here’s music news

Made it to Singapore. Here for a couple of days then through Hong Kong back to the home office–if protestors

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
Mark Silver
Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver