Blu-Ray Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How long will you continue to buy things like CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays?

Item 1: Earlier this month, Samsung announced it was going to stop investing in new Blu-ray technology. While the company

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

Like you, I have a couple of DVD and Blu-ray players in the house. I haven’t touched any of them

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

As a touring entity, it appears that Rush is no more. When they wrapped up that last gig in LA

If you haven’t heard by now, a new version of the Beatles 1 collection is coming next month. Dubbed 1+,

R40, a video record of Rush‘s (apparently) last ever tour will appear in stores November 20 as both a DVD

I have a sad feeling that we’ll never see Rush in concert again. At least that was the sentiment that

When Montage of Heck gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, it will be accompanied by an album full

It’s very, very possible that we’ll never see Rush play live again. This doesn’t mean that they’re done as a

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
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver