Demos Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Great find: Depeche Mode recordings made before they were Depeche Mode

Open Culture is a great site when it comes to digging up lost recordings. It found this 1980 demo of

I love raw demos because they offer insight into the creative process. And the bigger the band the better. Fan

The Internet is a repository of fascinating artefacts. A fan points us to a long-lost demo recorded by the Tragically

I finally cleaned out the shed as part of my staycation duties. I’m sure the place is a breeding ground

Songs almost never emerge fully formed. They end up going to through re-writes, revisions, re-recordings, re-mixes and so much more

In what’s turning out to be a major musical archaeological find, some ancient Nirvana demos have surfaced online. Some of

The Smith broke up nearly 30 years ago yet the mania exhibited by some fans over anything and everything the

A number of unreleased Kurt Cobain demos, Nirvana demos and Foo Fighters songs popped up online this week. What’s the source

Back in 2001, the Foo Fighters started work on what they hoped would be their fourth album. Unfortunately, none of

Nine great pieces of advice from The Music Goat: Here’s the deal: Knowing how to get your music heard is

Tapes culled from Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti sessions from 1975 will be auctioned next month, presumably for large dollars. Check

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver