Albums Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: The first LP, part 2

When the 12-inch long-playing album was first introduced in the summer of 1948, it was a scientific breakthrough. But why

With more people getting into (or back into) vinyl these days, I thought I’d offer up a little history, beginning

How many albums did the Beatles release? Well, that depends if you’re in North America or the UK. Fans have

Once upon a time, buying music was VERY expensive. If you go back to the 1950s, the average price of

When an artist finishes recording an album, they go through the agonizing progress of sequencing the songs. Do the songs

When it comes to releasing an album, most artists are fine with something of a standard length, something that can

Gawd. Tiger King 2 is coming. This is not a drill. Neither is music news for September 25, 2021. Captain

Need a nap after lunch? You will be doing your boss a favour (and yourself, too). I have a quick

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

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

The album has been the main currency of the recorded music industry since about 1965 when it took over from

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