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

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
The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver