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 "Compact Discs" Tag
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
How long will you continue to buy things like CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays?
February 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Item 1: Earlier this month, Samsung announced it was going to stop investing in new Blu-ray technology. While the company
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
Random music news for Friday, July 20, 2018
July 20th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Today is the 50th anniversary of the start of the first-ever Special Olympics. It was held in Mexico City. As
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.
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
Is the CD dead? Let’s take a look.
April 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you go back to today’s Random Music News, you’ll see that CD sales have taken another huge dump, dropping
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
For the second time in history, music sales have collapsed by 90%
February 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
From the end of the Great War until the Crash of ’29, record sales increased year after year after year.
Yet another eulogy for the compact disc (but there’s some good history here)
February 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
So far this year, Canadian compact disc sales are down 38% vs. this time last year. At best, 9 million
Before we declare the CD dead, let’s consider a few things
February 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
There’s been a lot of talk about how the CD is dead, killed by the relentless uptick in streaming. Yes,
Remembering the 90s: “What was it like to buy CDs, Daddy?”
February 11th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in the 90s, the strip of Toronto’s Yonge Street between Queen and Gerrard was record store heaven. Starting with
Weekly Survey: How worried are you about the disappearance of the CD?
February 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Over the weekend, we heard that Best Buy was going to phase out selling CDs in all remaining stores that
Another blow to physical music media: All Best Buy stores will stop selling CDs later this year
February 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If trends in consumer behaviour continue, fewer than 10 million CDs will be sold in Canada in 2018 as streaming
“Finding meaning in music again”
January 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
This article appeared into today’s (January 25) Globe and Mail. If you’re thinking about getting back into some kind of
CDs, Vinyl or Downloads: What Influences Our Choice of Format?
November 21st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Most of us are probably pretty ecumenical when it comes to choosing a format for listening to music. Digital files
According to eBay, Kids are Still Buying CDs
November 14th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Conventional wisdom says that most people under the age of 30 are not only done with compact discs but have
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