2013 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

CRTC Issues Annual Report on the Health of the Canadian Radio Industry

Despite what some may think, radio in this country is still in very good shape and a very profitable business.

This week, we’re seeing all kinds of deep analysis of music sales figures from 2013. And the big story is

Every year around this time, Billboard publishes the incomes of the top earners in music. Here’s the Top 10: 1.

Here’s what happened in Canada last year according to Nielsen Sounscan: Digital album sales: Up 9% (10.5 million units to

Clever. (Via Holy Kaw)

Let’s be clear: vinyl still represents at tiny, tiny, tiny, tiny slice of all the revenues from the sales of

It’s nice to see more people getting (back) into vinyl. According to Nielsen Soundscan, sales were up 33% over 2013–but

This handy list comes courtesy of the Houston Press. You can read the rationale for the picks here, but this

You have to do more than watch closely, too. This video uses YouTube’s annotations feature to embed stuff within the

Grantland looks back on 2013 as the year that failed to deliver any true musical blockbusters–or as I call it,

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