Conspiracy Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Looking for a new weirdo music conspiracy? This one contends that The Beatles didn’t write their own music

If you’ve got four-and-a-half hours, let Mike Williams explain to you why he believes The Beatles didn’t write their own

Think the mob killed JFK? A supporter of QAnon? The COVID vaccine filled with Bill Gates-designed nanobots? Try this one

[We’re taking a one-week pause for a COVID mental health break. But new shows will resume again next week. -AC]

Late in 2020, I did an Ongoing History of New Music program on great musical conspiracies. One of them involved

You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to

Music theory 101: A 4/4 beat means there are four beats to a bar. There are different ways of emphasizing

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Gather ’round, kids. Those of you with tinfoil hats may wish

Well, kind of–if you believe silly (read: humorous) conspiracy yarns like this one from WundergroundMusic.com The recent resurgence in sales

You know what’s missing from today’s music? Mystery. Back in the days before the Internet–even better: before the days of

Oh, Internet. You can be so wonderfully looney, especially when it comes to propagating weird rumours and theories. You want

I can’t confirm this, but that’s what the Internet is saying. Take a look at the comparison pictures of Kellyanne

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver