Vaccines Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

We must speak of the dangers of Nicki Minaj’s spouting off about COVID vaccines.

I think I’ve got this right. Nicki isn’t getting a COVID vaccine because a friend of her cousin in Trinidad

“Our brains exist in a state of ‘controlled hallucination.’” Discuss. Then move on to music news for August 28, 2021.

You might remember a story from late last month of a punk show in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the promoter

Next to supply issues, the biggest obstacle to getting through the pandemic is vaccine hesitancy. Far too many people either

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

The story goes that while working in a university lab, Dexter Holland of The Offspring saw an experiment ruined when

Vaccinations against COVID-19 begin this week in Canada and other countries. It’ll be a while before all of us get

Hundreds of tracks pass through my computer every week. Here are eleven that caught my attention in the last seven

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
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