Skip to content
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Latest:
  • TikTok: The album
  • What might a professional singer think of System of a Down?
  • Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” played with…
  • Random music news for Saturday, June 25, 2022
  • Can your grandmother play System of a Down like this?
Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Filtering what is happening in music to save you time, money and effort.

  • Home
  • Alan’s Shop of Musical Things
  • About Alan Cross & FAQ
  • Newsletter
  • Blog Archive
  • Advertise with Us

Album Artwork

Music Industry 

Are you an artist looking for artwork for your music? Check this out.

July 28, 2021July 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Tunecore

One of the great casualties of the digital era of music is album/song artwork. But having graphics for your digital

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 3, 2021

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Brexit, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Funco, Grace Jones, Kanye West, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Podcasts, Queen, Scott Weiland, Seinfeld, TikTok, Tucker Carlson, Twenty One Pilots

Would you want to ride a skateboard that can go 50 kph? Nope. Not ever. But I will provide some

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 19, 2021

June 19, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Apple Music, AstraZeneca, Beatles, Cannabis, DC Universe, Deezer, Facebook, Grateful Dead, Hi-Res Audio, Jerry Garcia, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Noodles, Offspring, Peter Jackson, Sinead O'Connor, YouTube

Apple Music might end up in more places in the near future. Here’s why. Deezer is offering samples of its

Read more
Music News 

This optical illusion from a 2005 album cover is back and is hurting the brains of the internet

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Alan Cross 6 Comments Album Artwork, NY Excuse, Optical Illusion, Soulwax

I remember when Soulwax released the NY Excuse album back in 2005. The artwork was an optical illusion constructed in

Read more
Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: U2 and Michael Jackson’s odd request

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Michael Jackson, U2

Think back to U2’s third album, War, the one with the picture of a young boy on the cover. His

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Monday, May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, COVID-19, Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Green Day, J Cole, Janet Jackson, Live Nation, Metal, Michael Jackson, Music Festivals, Nirvana, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paulina Porizkova, Rage Against the Machine, Red Rocks, Ric Ocasek, Vaccines, Weezer

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

Read more
Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 907: Digital Debris part 2: Album artwork

January 29, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork

A little while ago, I carved you some time to finally file some records and CDs. The pile had grown

Read more
Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, October 31, 2020

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aespa, Album Artwork, Albums, Donald Trump, Eddie Van Halen, Kanye, Lil Wayne, Ministry, Shazam, Ticketmaster, U2, White Supremacists, YouTube, YouTube Music

I’ll bet you’re expecting an opening link to something Halloween related. Nope. This is much more interesting. And so is

Read more
Music Industry 

How to create iconic album artwork

July 24, 2019February 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork

[In the digital age and in the era of streaming, album artwork doesn’t have the cache it used to. However,

Read more
Cool! 

A cool new twist on album cover artwork: Albums in Motion

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork

This dude has figured out a way to add animation to album covers and is willing to do the same

Read more
Music News 

Madonna’s new album arrives tomorrow–and the artwork is…interesting

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Madame-X, Madonna

Madonna’s Madame-X will be released tomorrow and while Madge may be 60, something things never change. First, we have this

Read more
  • ← Previous
  • Next →
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Facebook

Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

Listen Here

apple google spotify stitcher

Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

Listen Here

Recent Comments

  • Daniel on Looks like Canada is going to impose local quotas for streaming services, including music
  • Joe on Looks like Canada is going to impose local quotas for streaming services, including music
  • Scott on Looks like Canada is going to impose local quotas for streaming services, including music
  • Craig McLanachan on Something weird is happening with compact discs. They’re selling like crazy again!
  • Ruins on Something weird is happening with compact discs. They’re selling like crazy again!

RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • 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
Copyright © 2022 Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.