Digital Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

New Collaboration Aligns Traditional and Digital Reporting

One thing the music industry has struggled with in the digital age is how to report consistently between old and

Today everything about music is digital (outside of us vinyl anoraks, of course) but 20 years ago it was the

Here’s something to make you think. Earlier this week, Adweek magazine published an article about the uprising of Generation Z.

Don’t believe all the industry doom and gloom you hear in the news – music in Canada is doing pretty

Do you ever find yourself tapping away on your desk with pens? Banging different parts to play out that wicked

Calgary’s National Music Centre (NMC) has launched a new online platform in celebration of Canada 150, allowing fans to browse

Before 1965, outside of Broadway cast recordings, classical recordings and jazz, we lived in a singles world. It was all

I won’t lie. My first musical instrument was the accordion. My parents loved trotting me and my three-reed 120-bass Titano

An interesting look at radio’s future from Barrett Sports Media: Steve Jobs once said “people don’t know what they want

Radiohead has been an independent act for almost ten years now yet they still can’t seem to shake the shackles

When the man who made a career out of kicking the tires of the digital revolution turns around and starts

Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver
Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick