Artwork Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: Do you miss album artwork and liner notes?

I spent part of the weekend filing records and CDs, a task that should have taken no more than 15

On this day in 1951, The Studio for Electronic Music opened in Cologne, West Germany. It was the first such

Ten days from today, Tool’s fifth album, Fear Inoculum, will arrive over 13 years after the last album. When official

When Jimmy Page formed Led Zeppelin (originally known as The New Yardbirds) in mid-1968, no one could have foreseen the

Returning today from the NE Caribbean Command Centre. There’s just enough time to report on some music news for December

You’ve written all the songs and painstakingly recorded everything. Now it’s time to release this unified body of work as

Post-punk.com has started releasing a series of music-related animations, starting with the story of the artwork for Unknown Pleasures from

On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. The

Take a very close look at the cover of the Beatles Abbey Road album. Notice the gentleman in the suit

Nine Inch Nails fans are now receiving the physical packages for the Add Violence EP. What do all these instructions

David Bowie has been gone since January 10 but he’s still managing to surprise his fans thanks to the carefully

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver