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,

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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