Amen Break Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, November 22, 2018

Happy Thanksgiving, American readers. We appreciate the day of football you provide for us people up north. Please accept our

Can you guess the title and who performed the most sampled song in history? According to WhoSampled.com, 1969’s “Amen, Brother”

If you’re not familiar with the second-most sampled musical passage of all time, watch this first. Here’s more. I’m happy

It’s called the “Amen Break.” It comes from a six-second drum break in a 1969 song by the Winstons called

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