Skip to content
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Latest:
  • Why did Donald Trump order the construction of these statues of musical figures?
  • Whisky + Billy Joel explains the history of Scotch in 4 minutes
  • Let’s check on Canadian music sales and streaming for this week
  • Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The Smiths’ not-so-terrorist attack
  • Coming soon: A TV comedy series about the music scene in Hamilton
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
  • About Me / FAQ
  • Connect
  • Blog Archive
  • Advertise with Us
  • TechTO Entertainment

app

Gadgets 

This music promotion platform aims to target individual tastes in music

October 23, 2019October 29, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Music Recommendations, Upbeat

Do you find yourself bombarded by music you just don’t care about? Everyone wants recommendations of cool stuff, but often

Read more
Gadgets 

This app allows you to draw songs in the air

May 24, 2018May 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, SoundTracer

Fancy yourself a conductor of music? SoundTracer is an app that helps you find a song in a digital library

Read more
Social Media Tech 

Social media app Vertigo allows you to give yourself a soundtrack with song stories

May 9, 2018 Thomas Dennett 0 Comments app, Music Sharing, Music Streaming

I’ve always thought that everyday life would be more exciting with a soundtrack. Morning coffee accompanied by soothing indie rock,

Read more
Gadgets 

This new app is essentially a Shazam for album artwork. Cool.

May 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Record Player, Shazam

Ever been shopping for music and come across an album that looks interesting, but you hesitate buying it because you’re

Read more
Gadgets 

U2 actually wants fans to hold up their phones in front of their faces for the Songs of Experience tour

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, app, Cell Phones, Songs of Experience, U2

After rehearsing outside of Montreal, U2’s Songs of Experience tour opens in Tulsa next week with promises of new augmented

Read more
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Darwin, Fender, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hunter, Lemmy, Like, Mark E. Smith, Motorhead, Mott the Hoope, Parkinson's, Spice Girls

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

Read more
Gadgets 

This New Music Discovery App Attempts to Visualize All the Music in the World

October 13, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment app, Audials, Music Discovery, Music Zoom

There is too much music out there. Who has time to sort through the tens of millions of songs looking

Read more
Music News Tech 

Bandsintown Update Connects Fans and Bands

August 6, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments app, Bandsintown, Concerts

Popular concert discovery app Bandsintown recently released version 6.1. This update allows for a stronger connection between bands and fans.

Read more
Gadgets 

U2’s The Edge Wants to Make It Easier to Learn to Play the Guitar

July 10, 2017July 9, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments app, Fender, Music Education, Music Lessons, The Edge, U2

There’s been much written about the decline of the electric guitar (here’s an example) as younger generations opt for hip

Read more
Music News 

Coldplay and Brian Eno Release Special App for One Song on New Tour

June 18, 2017June 16, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments app, Brian Eno, Coldplay, Hypnotised, Kaleidoscope

A prolific producer and iconic rock star, Brian Eno’s portfolio contains the names of some of the biggest musicians of

Read more
Gadgets 

Today’s Neat Music App: Shared Playlists & Compare Tastes

May 20, 2017May 19, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments app, Compare, Download, Index, iPhone, Playlist, Share, Store, Stream, Taste

Where do you usually go to find new music? Spotify playlists or radio programs are usually a good place to

Read more
  • ← Previous

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

  • Tired of this on Remember last week’s nipply cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman?” Well, here’s another.
  • R on You Have to Take Care of Yourself
  • Whisky + Billy Joel explains the history of Scotch in 4 minutes - A Journal of Musical Things - WhiskyNetWhiskyNet on Whisky + Billy Joel explains the history of Scotch in 4 minutes
  • Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The Smiths' not-so-terrorist attack - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things on Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The longest music video
  • Ruins on Weekly survey: Which platform do you use for podcasts?

RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
    It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
    Mark Silver
  • Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
    The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
    Mark Silver
  • In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
    Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
    Mark Silver
Copyright © 2021 Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.