Opinion Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Take this test to see if you’re a truly “experienced” music fan.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’m going to tread lightly with this column, hoping to avoid

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One night while trying something other than endlessly doomscrolling for stories about

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A couple of years back, a buddy and I made a

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Last week in this space, I spent about 1,100 words whingeing about

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Hello. My name is Alan and I’m a music snob. It’s

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Dear Aspiring Musician, Thank you for sending a sample of your

The Now That’s What I Call… compilation series, which stretches all the way back to 1983, has always been commercially

When I teach a college class on the music business, the first thing I do is ask everyone to pull

[Radio consultant Fred Jacobs turns out several great blogs per week. Today’s (March 5) has the provocative title “Why Does

It’s the annual silly season when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations. Now that the

[A guest post by contributor Gilles LeBlanc on the 10th anniversary of the breakup of the White Stripes. He still

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver