William Shatner Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

If you’re into Star Trek, you’ll like these two music videos

It’s always time for Star Trek. Let’s begin with these ST: TOS scenes set to William Shatner’s cover of Pulp’s

Toaster broke this morning. Any recommendations for a new one? Think about that as I present music news for March

William Shatner’s recording career goes back to 1968. Since then he’s (a) mashed up popular songs and Shakespearean dialogue, (b)

William Shatner has been making records since the classic The Transformed Man from 1968. (Listen to some highlights here.) There

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

About 15 years ago, William Shatner (with help from Ben Folds), had something of a hit with his version of

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] In the pantheon of most-ridiculed albums of all time is William

Tuning through satellite radio channels the other day, I chanced upon the season’s first play of Mariah Carey’s “All I

William Shatner’s latest music project is a Christmas album. Yes, he’s Jewish, but that doesn’t mean he can’t get into

Back in 2011, I was won a gig to be William Shatner’s on-stage straight man in a production called How

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