Tears for Fears Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Someone has finally done a metal version of Tears for Fears’ “Shout”

“Shout” was one of massive singles from Tears for Fears’ 1985 album, Songs from the Big Chair. This can’t be

The first-ever YouTube video, “Me at the Zoo,” was posted on this day in 2005. As for music news on

On the left, a hammered dulcimer. On the right, a guy playing percussion. In the middle, Kurt Smith of Tears

Exhibit A: Tears for Fears meets The Smiths. (Via Stereogum) Exhibit B: Linkin Park vs. Smash Mouth (Via Danny and

If you’re in the GTA and looking for something to do, I’ll be at the Gentlemen’s Expo at the Metro

If you were alive in 1985, you couldn’t escape Songs from the Big Chair. It was everywhere. And has part

Here’s a pleasant cover of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” Read more about the band here.

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
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver