Black Lives Matter Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Help Black Lives Matter and get a chance to win a Tragically Hip vinyl box set

Dine Alone Records is holding a raffle to raise money for Black Lives Matter and some associated charities. The Tragically

The concept of the protest song had grown moribund over the last couple of decades as people decided that social

Dine Alone Records has teamed up with some friends for a special charity raffle which will see all proceeds go

Check out what Black Sabbath is doing with their famous t-shirt design from the Master of Reality album. All proceeds

Are we seeing an actual resurgence in protest music? If the material from the last week is any indication, the

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