Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Television

This is the Thing, a comedy set in a Canadian record store is now available

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Record Stores, This the Thing

There’s something about the environment of a record store that makes it a natural setting for a comedy. This is

Tech

Is Apple about to up its audio game with lossless Apple Music? Yes–and here are all the details.

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, High-Res Audio, Lossless Audio

If you were to have opened Apple Music over the weekend and click browse, this tease appeared. A little digging

Music Industry

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 17 May 2021

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, MRC, Music sales, Nielsen, Streaming

What’s up with music sales and streams in this country? Let’s take a look at the latest stats starting with

Recommended Music

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (May 18, 2021): Strange Bones, Talking Violet, Rouxx, & More!

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Nerhys 0 Comments BALA, BOI, New Music, New Music From The Inbox, Rouxx, Strange Bones, Talking Violet, World's First Cinema

Strange Bones Song: “England Screams”Album: SingleRelease Date: May 14, 2021Location: Blackpool, UKWhy I Like it: High energy blend of punk

Music News

Random music news for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arsenal, CMW, Daniel Ek, DJs, Extroverts, George Michael, Old Space, Soundcloud, Spotify, Starbucks, TikTok

Well, if this would save my life in an emergency, okay. Let’s do it. Meanwhile, there’s some music news for

Music News

After a pause, vinyl sales have exploded again in Canada. What happened?

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Music sales, Vinyl

After the annus horribilis that was 2020, it probably came as no surprise to Canadian music lovers that sales of vinyl records

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Climate change, a bug, and guitars

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Climate Change, Guitars

For decades, one of the best woods for making electric guitars has been ash. Not only has it been plentiful

Recommended Music

New Music From The Inbox – Monday Edition! (May 17, 2021): Chet Faker, Pardoner, Allday, and more!

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Allday, Chet Faker, Pardoner, Soulwax, The Small Calamities

Artist: Chet Faker Song: “Whatever Tomorrow (Soulwax Remix)” Album/EP: Single Reworked by electronic pioneers Soulwax, Chet Faker’s “Whatever Tomorrow” becomes

Music News

Random music news for Monday, May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, COVID-19, Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Green Day, J Cole, Janet Jackson, Live Nation, Metal, Michael Jackson, Music Festivals, Nirvana, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paulina Porizkova, Rage Against the Machine, Red Rocks, Ric Ocasek, Vaccines, Weezer

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

Recommended Music

And this week’s Sunday Lunch from Robert Fripp and Toyah is the Steppenwolf classic, “Born to be Wild”

May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Born To Be Wild, Cover Version, Robert Fripp, Steppenwolf, Toyah Willcox

Robert and Toyah (and the masked Sidney Jake) return from the kitchen this week with an exhortation to head out

Music News

This Canadian artist made $10,000 in three months through livestreaming

May 16, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments livestreaming, Shook Planet, SOCAN

SOCAN is the organization that collects fees on behalf of its member artists for performances, both live and recorded. Ted

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The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
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Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
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Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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