Opinion Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The English language could use some new musical terms. Can you help?

. [This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The English language has been evolving for centuries. Each year,

Rick Beato’s YouTube series does a great job of deconstructing music, right down to drum sounds and guitar tones. In

[A guest post by Gilles LeBlanc that first appeared with Toronto Mike. -AC] Were he still with us, Bowie would

[This was my Sunday column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The concept of musical taste is one of the most subjective

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The late ’60s and early ’70s were a time of almost

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] If you jumped into the vinyl resurrection over the past few

It’ll be a while yet before most of us go to any kind of live gig, but when we do,

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When I was a kid, I toted my Lloyds transistor radio everywhere,

We’re all in lockdown, deprived of our usual social interactions. Short-term pain for long-term relief, right? However optimistic you want

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The spectre of disease, pandemic, and death have been with us

The streets are empty as we self-isolate/shelter in place/commit to a quarantine. It already feels like this has been going

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver