Cassette Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Queen is making an INSANE amount of money from “Bohemian Rhapsody.” And now they’re releasing a cassette.

When Queen first released “Bohemian Rhapsody” as a single on October 31, 1975, it was a disaster. Reviews were brutal.

Unless you’re a serious tech geek, chances are you’ve probably never seen the name Lou Ottens before you read the

When someone in the mailroom of The Duke Energy Building looked at the package, it seemed…suspicious. A rectangular shape could

My hatred for cassettes as a music storage technology is well known. However, I don’t have an issue with using

There were a couple of attempts to bring cassette technology into the digital era. The first, Digitial Audio Tape (DAT)

Although I believe that cassettes are a horribly outdated technology that deserves to die, I kinda like the kitchiness of

In case you’ve ever wanted driving directions from KFC HQ in Louisville, Kentucky, to its Big Chicken store (the one

The back-to-school ads are now all over TV. I’m not ready for this. Seriously. After all, it’s only July 26,

One day in the spring of 1993 as I was preparing for my afternoon shift at 102.1 the Edge, I

Please. Why do we want to bring back an obsolete bad-sounding music storage format? Those who are nostalgic for cassettes

What is it about cassettes–a hateful, obsolete technology, in my opinion–that engenders so much love in certain quarters? The Vinyl

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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