Record Collecting Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This new 12-inch from The Weeknd is one of the weirdest records I’ve ever seen.

It’s a record! It’s a circular saw blade! It’s both! The new limited-edition (25 only) release from The Weeknd features

Back in the day when money flowed like water through the music industry, radio stations, record labels, and record stores

Last I heard, “Don’t Top Believin’” is the biggest-selling digital track in history on iTunes. However, it might have not

One of the things that’s been resurrected with the vinyl revival is the picture disc. If you’ve never seen one,

Most countries have a national library of some sort and many contain priceless pieces of vinyl. The British Library’s collection

Hey Ontario Music Geeks! We have put together a really cool contest with Dine Alone Records and Auchentoshan Whisky for

The latest Canadian numbers show that vinyl sales are up almost 20% since last year. Record stores are stocking more

Here’s another assignment, dear reader. It comes from Dave who sent me this email. Hi Alan, I was wondering if

What better place to watch a documentary about obsessive record collecting than one of the biggest record stores in Canada?

As vinyl holds tight to its resurgence in popularity, some very business-savvy people have figured out a way to make

Adding to the ever-growing list of reissues, Toronto-based Artoffact Records announced the release of two albums from the Nash the

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
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