Touring Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Coldplay’s next tour will be powered by recycled batteries from BMW

A couple of years back, Coldplay vowed not to tour until they found a way to do it in an

When any artist goes on tour, they need to purchase insurance just in case something goes wrong. You’d be crazy

Back when tours rolled across the world, thousands of roadies made it possible. But with COVID having screwed things up,

What happens on the internet in a minute? This. I wonder how many people are looking at music news for

This could be music to many people’s ears: The SOCAN Foundation is once again accepting applications for its Travel Assistance

And, for a change, this documentary on touring “100% Dave Grohl-free.” (Via Tom)

In the absence of any kind of Foo Fighters tour in the foreseeable future, Dave Grohl has been keeping busy

Like other domestic music industries around the world, things in Britain have been decimated by the coronavirus. In many cases,

We all know, as fans, this year has been garbage when it comes to music. No concerts, no touring, few

Looking for a way to scratch that concert and live music itch? The Rolling Stones are coming to THEMUSEUM —

Once we get a COVID-19 vaccine, I hope it also comes in pumpkins spice latte. As for music news for

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver