Alt-Rock Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: Is alt-rock about to get harder, louder, and angrier?

All popular music, no matter what the genre, tends to move in cycles of varying lengths. There is some chatter

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

[As the summer research continues, so do the encore presentations of past programs. This is the next installment of the

Technology has been tried to kill off radio for decades, but the oldest of all media is still here and

This is shaping up to be a summer of 90s nostalgia. I mean, look who’s going to be on tour

At the dawn of the 2010s, alt-rock was still, well, rockin’. The top tracks of that first year came from

Before 1991, the world of alt-rock was a rich and diverse place. The number of sounds, textures, scenes, and genres

The music festival is hardly a recent creation. People have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries. In

Here’s another statistical analysis by Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored, this time looking at big alt-rock acts from the 20th

If we look at the state of rock here in the 21st century, it is no longer the main musical

This email from Bob popped in the other day. Hey Alan, Just getting caught up on the podcast. Question- is

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver