Skip to content
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Latest:
  • This GOP rep blames the Uvalde school massacre of rap music and the internet while defending guns
  • Let’s see if Google lets me post this music news story
  • Here’s our first look at Kanye’s new burger packaging for McDonald’s
  • Pepsi is out as the sponsor of the Super Bowl halftime show. Enter…Taylor Swift? Here’s how that could happen.
  • Ongoing History Daily: History repeating
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
  • Alan’s Shop of Musical Things
  • About Alan Cross & FAQ
  • Newsletter
  • Blog Archive
  • Advertise with Us

Audiophile

Gadgets 

Weekly survey: What are the best tracks to test headphones, earbuds, and speakers?

October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 12 Comments Audiophile, Earbuds, Headphones, Speakers

Every once in a while, you need a new set of headphones. Or earbuds. Or speakers. This is a very

Read more
Music News 

Random music news for October 1, 2018

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, Black Eyed Peas, Blondie, Bono, Coffee, Donald Trum, Doug Seegers, iPhone, Kanye, Kanye West, Korn, Life is Beautiful, Sex Pistols, Will.i.am, Willie Nelson, Ye

Now that we’re into October, I feel I can enjoy pumpkin spice-laced foods without rushing the season. Let’s take a

Read more
Gadgets 

What kind of stereo system does a professional audiophile have? Something like this.

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, Stereo Systems

Michael Fremer is the editor of AnalogPlanet.com and the contributing editor to Stereophile. This means he has some serious listening

Read more
Tech 

What’s the difference between MP3s and FLAC?

July 12, 2018July 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, FLAC, High-Res Audio

Outside of the discs that come with box sets and the occasional impulse purchase, I’m pretty much done buying CDs.

Read more
Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alibaba, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Audiophile, Chris Brown, Chumbawamba, Drake, Flavor Flav, Meek Mill, Movie Sound Effects., Nick Cave, NWA, Spotify, U2

Off to Las Vegas to see one of the last shows on the Rush tour. I’ll report back by early

Read more
Music News 

If You Dream of Speakers, Look at These Ultra-Expensive MONSTERS

January 6, 2015January 5, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Audiophile, HigherHiFi, One Percent, Speakers

The other day, I posted my wistful look back on growing up in the Age of Stereos and the days when

Read more
Music History 

Come Back with Me to a Time When Speakers and Stereos REALLY Mattered

January 4, 2015January 25, 2015 Alan Cross 9 Comments 10 Most Influential Speakers, Akai, Audio Gear, Audiophile, Klipsch, Sansui, Stereo

I still remember my first stereo system. With $500 I earned at the soft ice cream parlour/pool hall in my

Read more

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

  • Baggadonuts on Pearl Jam can’t catch a break, cancels the rest of their US tour
  • Any old junkie on Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins. What really happened? [With updates on the fallout from this article]
  • Fee on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)
  • JuJu on Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins. What really happened? [With updates on the fallout from this article]
  • John on Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins. What really happened? [With updates on the fallout from this article]

RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
    Andrew Dick
  • 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
Copyright © 2022 Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.