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

Is this the new longest song in the world? It lasts for 48 hours.

There are a number of songs that profess to be the longest ever, including a bunch of AI-powered composition programs

She smuggled a gun into jail HOW? Oh. Sorry for the mental image. Distract yourself with music news for April

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

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver