Deafness Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A music movie worth watching: Sound of Metal

What if your whole life was music and you suddenly went deaf? How would you deal with it? That’s the

Last day of fall. Winter is coming. Beyond that, here’s what I have for music news on December 20., 2018.

If you don’t think you need to protect your ears from overly loud music at concerts or through headphones, give

Cochlear implants can allow deaf people to hear, but they can never (at least not yet) replicate what a person

What happens when a deaf person receives a cochlear implant gains at least partial hearing? What is their relationship to

The sky is blue. The sun rises in the east. My bull terriers think they’re lap dogs. These are undeniable

On this day in 1997, Steve Jobs’ NeXT Computers merges with Apple. That worked out okay, didn’t it? Here’s the

A couple of years ago on a trek through Vietnam, I chanced upon a firing range where for a buck

Remember Harold Camping? He was the religious nut who said that the world was going to end on this day

If you still think it’s cool to expose yourself to loud music without any sort of protection, read this from

Mother Jones magazine has a great article on what music can mean to the deaf and those who have difficulty

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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