By the end of the year, vinyl could outsell CDs for the first time since 1986 (in the US, anyway).
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The sales of compact discs have been in a death spiral for almost twenty years and no amount of pulling
Browsing the "CDs" Tag
If collectible vinyl can sell for big dollars, what about CDs? Glad you asked…
August 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When it comes to collecting music, all the glory and attention goes to rare vinyl. That’s the stuff that tends
When it comes to concert tickets, have you been “bundled?”
August 19th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] At some point, we really, really need to admit that album
It’s possible that vinyl will outsell CDs in the US as early as this year
March 2nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Even though I wrote the above headline, I still can’t quite believe it. But according to the Recording Industry Association
Which is worse for the environment: CDs, vinyl, or streaming? Nope. Not what you think.
February 19th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Save for Donald Trump, climate change is on everyone’s mind these days, including those concerned with music at the BBC.
Random music news for Friday, February 1, 2019
February 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Go home, polar vortex. You’re drunk. Leave us to our music news for February 1, 2019. This is the new
Is it still worth selling CDs? It’s a question that needs to be asked.
January 30th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In the Olden Days, album charts were easy to understand. The more records you sold, the higher up the chart
Random music news for Monday, November 19, 2018
November 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Last full day in Thailand. Then it’s a 27-hour ride home including an eight-hour layover in Seoul. I think I’m
There is suddenly a shortage of big-name CD releases. Why? Well, it’s complicated.
November 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Shoppers descending on record stores looking for a CD copy of Greta Fan Fleet’s Anthem of the Peaceful Army may
Here’s an analysis of the future of the CD
September 27th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
CD sales are down over 20% from this time year. Yes, it looks like a death spiral, but at some
CD sales continue their death spiral in 2018. It’s not looking good and getting worse.
September 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Rewind to 1999. Vinyl is all but dead. Predictions are that this might be the last year to buy a
CD sales continue to tank this summer
July 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It’s fascinating to watch how quickly sales of physical music are cratering in the age of streaming. Looking at the
The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Hidden tracks and Easter eggs
July 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
You have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album.
How much does streaming dominate the music industry now? Take a look at this.
July 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Most record labels would just love it if CDs were to disappear tomorrow. No more manufacturing, transporting, warehousing and distributing.
Another blow to the future of the compact disc came over the weekend
July 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
In the days before streaming took off, big box retailers like Walmart, Target and Best Buy were hugely important for
Here’s the one thing I miss most about CDs
June 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The first time I ran into a hidden track on a CD was with an early edition of Nirvana’s Nevermind.
The death of CD and download ownership
June 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Okay, so maybe that headline is a little severe, but there’s no doubt that sales of CDs are cratering. The
Gee, the legal music download era didn’t last that long, did it?
May 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Since the dawn of recorded audio in 1877, we’ve gone through a series of formats, starting with the wax cylinder
A well-constructed defense of the compact disc
April 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I have a room off my office I call the CD Vault. It’s crammed with maybe 10,000 compact discs dating
“Should we throw out our CDs?”
March 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
This email arrived overnight from Katherine. My husband and I have a couple hundred CDs and we haven’t touched them
If you’re a music collector, read this and be horrified at what the CBC is doing
February 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Over the decades, the CBC has become one of the biggest repositories of recorded music in the known world. Its
Random Music News for Thursday, February 22, 2018
February 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If Dolly the Cloned Sheep were still alive, she’d be 21 today. In music news for February 22, 2018… The
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