Guinness Book of World Records Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How many songs can you put on one album? We have a new record.

When music was confined to pieces of plastic like vinyl LPs and CDs, there was limit to the number of

Back at work after two weeks of time off and just in time for tonight’s Polaris Music Prize gala. I’ll

The reason you’re reading this is because on this day in 1991, the World Wide Web was open to the

Remember last spring when the Whitchurch Pup in Stouffville, Ontario, tried to pull off the longest concert ever? More specifically,

The Guinness Book of World Record has a category for everything. For the 2018 edition, it has just certified K-Pop

It finally came to an end around midnight his past Tuesday/Wednesday. The Guinness Book 0f World Records is now in

Point to Canada. Shortly after 7 am Sunday (April 2), during a performance by Shotsy and the Vortex, the group

As reported earlier in this space, a group of people in the Stouffville, Ontario, area are going to launch an

Ever since news broke of Gord Downie’s incurable brain cancer broke last May, individuals and organizations across the country have

According to Niume.com, the boffins at the Guinness Book at World Records were on hand at the Beijing Contemporary Music

A while back, a band called The Pocket Gods released a digital album entitled 100 x 30: one hundred songs,

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver