Gracenote Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

What genre is that song? New artificial intelligence program classifies music by style

In order to make sense of the universe, human beings have always needed to put things we encounter into neat

When you put a CD in the disc drive of your computer, the ripping software magically populates the fields with

It was on this day in 1981 that Xerox PARC introduced a new computer controller device they called a “mouse,”

It’s now winter. Only three months to go. And now, music news… Apparently, Andrea Bocelli will NOT perform at the

There has been plenty of talk about the Connected Car and what form in-dash infotainment systems will take over the

When you slip a CD in your computer, all the fields displayed by your audio player/ripper–track number, artist, title, album,

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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