Wiz Khalifa Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Psy’s “Gangnam Style” Isn’t the Most-Viewed Music Video on YouTube Anymore. Wanna Guess What’s Number 1 Now?

For years, Psy’s 2012 release “Gangnam Style” held the record as the most-viewed music video on all of YouTube. You

The idea of computers writing songs has been in the news this year as scientists seek to stretch the frontiers

Forbes like to keep tabs on how much the 1% earn. Here’s the top five from their annual list of

*Sigh* Back to work. Distract yourself from reality with some music news. It’ll work for a while. David Bowie is

Back on this date in 1986, a war between the Netherlands and the Scilly Isles ended after 335 years. No,

Rapper Wiz Khalifa may like a spliff or two but he’s not content with just sitting around getting high. He’s

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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