Easter Eggs Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Hidden tracks and Easter eggs

You have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album.

If you look at a vinyl record, there’s a gap between where the grooves end and the label begins. That

David Bowie has been gone since January 10 but he’s still managing to surprise his fans thanks to the carefully

One of the sad things about the decline of the CD is that we don’t see as many Easter eggs

I’m almost ready to declare the new puppy house trained. Yay! Name the only band to ever perform a concert

Back when CDs ruled, it became a thing for artists to hide tracks somewhere on the disc. These Easter eggs

You have to do more than watch closely, too. This video uses YouTube’s annotations feature to embed stuff within the

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
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver