Stairway to Heaven Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Today is the 50th birthday of “Stairway to Heaven”

On March 5, 1971, Led Zeppelin rolled into Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland to roadtest some songs they’d written

Is it over yet? Is it safe to come out? Jeebus, it’s not? Can we afford to divert our attention

Sorry for the legal talk, but I feel the need to address things because I get so many emails about

Yes. Yes, he can. Depressing times call for more from Puddles Pity Party. Cool, right? Actually, this mashup is a

Yes, this stupid, futile lawsuit has been ongoing this entire time. To recap, the estate of Randy California (he of

I love hearing the backstories of famous songs–and the more famous, the better. Here’s Jimmy Page explaining how Led Zeppelin

This past weekend–which was hot and very summery–my mom looked at all the people wearing white pants despite being three

If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that the estate of Randy California, the late leader of a band called

What if thousands of songs under copyright turned out not to be? Would that mean that iconic tracks are up

Tyrion turns 50 today. He used to front a punk band back in the day. As for other music news

Confused about how there could be a vicious plagiarism case involving “Stairway to Heaven” from Led Zeppelin and Spirit’s “Taurus?”

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver