Ukraine Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, May 11, 2020

My hair has turned into a reverse mullet with all the party at the front. Soon I may have no

The world’s worst nuclear accident began at 1:23 am on April 26, 1966. A sudden power surge caused Reactor #4

4-20, yada, yada, yada. And now, the music news for April 20. If you’re a Canadian musician, read this. It

Happy birthday to English Bull Terrier the Younger. She’s three today. Today is also “Wear Your Metal T-Shirt to Work

Off to Winnipeg for Christmas. It’ll be very white. And now, the music news. Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has been

Things are tough in Eastern Ukraine, what with Putin being on the doorstep and all. That means sometimes you have

As of today, me and the missus have been married 25 years. We’re quite proud of that. That being said,

Eastern Ukraine remains a desperate and dismal place as the war between the locals and pro-Russian rebels keep going at

Weird or not? You decide. (Via Danny)

These are my people. And as someone whose first instrument was an accordion–I kid they not–I have some kind of

It’s pretty dire in Ukraine right now with anti-government protests all across the country. But the protesters remain rather civilized

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver