2017 Archives - Page 2 of 8 - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

List Season Is Here! Twitter Canada’s Top Tweets

As it always happens come December, the raft of year end lists begins to arrive. Today we hear from Twitter

Shazam is a music identification app that’s so magical it got its own game show–hosted by Jamie Foxx, no less.

It started with a purchase of an iPod Mini in 2004. Bit by bit, I got sucked into the Apple

After all the horrible losses in the music world last year, British artist Chris Barker created an updated a version

Marcus T was on hand for the October 30 Guns ‘N Roses first show at the Air Canada Centre in

The day after American Thanksgiving–otherwise known as Black Friday–is when we’re supposed to descend into an orgy of Christmas shopping.

Let me be clear: Cassettes are a hateful, obsolete format that deserves to die. Anyone who longs for the days

An incredible amount of Canadian music history gathered together earlier this week for the annual Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

There was a kerfluffle at BreakOut West in Edmonton regarding the non-payment of the musicians who appeared at the festival.

One of the fantastic things about the Polaris Music Prize is that you never, ever know what the Grand Jury

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 […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver