Alt-rock radio Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: Is it time for alternative fans to move on from grunge and the alt-rock of the 90s?

This week’s question comes from a discussion I had with a radio fan who was wondering why Q107/Toronto–formerly a pure

For the longest time–decades, in fact–there were just a handful of commercial radio stations across North America who embraced alternative/New

In a post on Time-Warner’s upcoming The Midnight Special collection, I lamented about the bastardized reissue of WKRP in Cincinnati.

If you’ve had a listen to any alt-rock radio across North America over the last 18 months or so, you

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