CDs Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Something weird is happening with compact discs. They’re selling like crazy again!

When I opened the weekly report from Luminate, the company that keeps track of the recorded music industry, I thought

The live Tragically Hip album is called Live Between Us and there’s a great story about the origin of the

Last time, we talked about a weird, white dust; a mold that contaminated and destroyed magnetic audio and videotapes across

I think it goes without saying that we as a species would like to preserve our music forever and ever,

Science has discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Meanwhile, music news for March 21, 2022, is anything but.

Does anyone else find it strange that news networks will show the uncut carnage from Ukraine but if there’s any

Oh, great. As if we don’t have enough to worry about, there’s this. Try not to worry too much as

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I first saw my first compact disc in March 1983 when

Ad time for the Super Bowl is sold out. NBC got US$7 million per spot. And now, some free music

The science is in: Farts can make you go blind. Now that you’ve got that in your head, here’s some

With all their plastic and glue and aluminum, CD and DVDs aren’t exactly environmentally friendly. This has been recognized as

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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