Collecting Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Here’s a list of some of the most collectible (and expensive) cassettes in the world.

Cassettes are a hateful, obsolete format that deserves to die. Anyone who romanticizes cassettes wasn’t around when it was the

On a recent rainy day, I was doing some maintenance on my vinyl library–Whoever shelved this stuff didn’t always follow

[People are always asking me about the best way to acquire and sell vinyl. This guest post (the author wishes

There’s something about being able to boast about how many linear feet of music you own. “See how much I

Before streaming, we were all collectors of music. We acquired and possessed all many of music. Your cred as a

As a band that’s been around since 1976, there’s plenty of collectible U2 merchandise floating around out there. Collectu2.com debuted

I certainly have–although when I bought it, I was sure I was going to listen to it someday. Yet I

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