Bob Lefsetz Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Music industry gadfly Bob Lefsetz interviewed during Canadian Music Week

Music industry types (and those interested in how the business works) the world over subscribe to the Lefsetz Letter. Bob

Valentine’s Day: a made-up holiday designed to make dudes feel guilty and single people even more lonely. Who needs it?

Have I mentioned how much I hate the flip-top lids on tubes of toothpaste? Who came up with these useless

Even if you’re not into using a streaming music service yet, the bankruptcy of Rdio should be on your radar

This is my next public thing. I’ll get to spar with Bob Lefsetz. This should be fun. From The Georgian:

Item 1: How big has streaming become? Of all the revenue generated by US labels in Q1, a full 10%

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver