The Rolling Stones Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Jumpin’ Jack Flash Coming to THEMUSEUM

Can’t you hear them knocking? Mick, Keith and the rest of the Rolling Stones will be dancing in the streets

When I was a 16-year old Run-DMC and GN’F’nR-listening nascent ROCKthusiast, I remembered friends of my dad being so excited

It’s somehow appropriate that on the first snowy night in Toronto this year, the city’s most famous palm tree was

Fifteen years ago, the still-new megacity of Toronto had a lot more to worry about than the premier of Ontario

Which musicians made the top ten worldwide concert tour list? Pollstar just released their 2016 chart and you might be surprised

For the entirety of his campaign Donald Trump has annoyed and angered people left and right. On that list includes

A number of artists have asked Trump to not play their music at his rallies. The Rolling Stones have now

Vladimir Putin became president of Russia on this day in 2000. He’ll celebrate by eating an entire bear. And now,

Haters gonna hate hate hate that Taylor Swift was the top-earner of 2015, making a neat $73.5M in revenue, thanks

This song is for the soundtrack of the new movie, A Bigger Splash. The film stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson,

By: Juliette Jagger With the summer festival season now in full swing, it can be difficult at times to decide

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 […]
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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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver