USSR Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Rock in the Eastern Block: A short history of Western music concerts in Moscow via @cam_gordon

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored recently spent time listening to the Winds of Change podcast, the investigation into whether the

On this day in 1982, Graceland opened to the public. The bathroom where Elvis died was kept off-limits. On to

On a day just like this long, long ago–1977, to be exact–Star Wars opened in theatres. Now let’s move to

According to a Christian numerologist, the world was supposed to have ended this past Saturday. I hope you didn’t max

American Express was founded on this day 1850. Which reminds me: I’ve got a bill to pay. And now, the

Back in the USSR, western pop and rock music was considered to be nothing more than tools of capitalist stooges.

Anyone famous die today? Please let the answer be “no.” RIP Carrie Fisher. And now, in other music news… Eddie

I love me a good conspiracy. Who really shot JFK? Is the British royal family actually lizard people? Did NASA

I haven’t had a first day of school in a long, long time but you never get over that feeling

Back in the USSR, it was tough to be a rock fan. Regarded with suspicion and fear, the authorities did

There’s a surprising amount of music in space. Both Voyager probes carry the famous Golden Record, an old-school phonograph record

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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