Compact Discs Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: The first live Tragically Hip album

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

A lot of people have no idea that the technology behind compact discs dates back to the 1970s. Other than

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

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

Sales of vinyl have been going up for 15 straight years. There are, however, rumblings in certain quarters that it’s

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 compact disc had a great run, from its introduction in December 1982 until sales started to plummet in the

Let’s take a look at the birth of the compact disc, which first appeared for sale in February 1983. It

Thanks the rise of streaming, CD sales have been dropping like an extinction-level asteroid for years. Most new cars don’t

While filing some vinyl over the weekend, I realized that I hadn’t had to file any new CDs for a

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