Bankrupt Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A musical project to help a Canadian jailed in China picks up momentum

If you’ve been following the case of the Two Michaels, you’ll know that China has held Michael Korvig and Michael

Bummed by what COVID-19 has done to the world? This is from a Hungarian band called Bankrupt shows that thing

After 73-year-old Donald Trump found it necessary to bully 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg after she was named Time’s “Person

Oh gosh, now another festival has a mess on their hands. BC’s Pemberton Music Festival filed for bankruptcy earlier this

With the news that 50 Cent has filed for bankruptcy—where did that $260 million from Vitamin Water go?–it’s timely that

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
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 […]
Mark Silver