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

William Shatner gets animated for a single from his new blues album

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

[It’s Star Wars Day, so the Law of the Internet requires that something related be posted. Punishment may extend to

Captain Kirk turns 87 today. Happy birthday, William Shatner. One online meme says that since Donald Trump loves appointing TV

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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