Hi-Res Audio Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Some fascinating new stats about what’s going on in the world of streaming

Streaming is big and getting bigger. Here’s the latest. Thanks to the pandemic, the number of subscriptions–people actually paying for

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

One hundred years ago today, the Great Winnipeg General Strike began. It was one of the biggest labour protests in

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

I really should pay more attention to what’s happening in our country rather than watching the next installment of the

My friend in Singapore WhatsApp’d me to say that the nighttime temperature has fallen to 24 degrees. “We’re wearing LAYERS, dude!”

I won’t blather on once again about how much I detest our willingness to make do with substandard digital audio.

One of the best panels of the day at the Music Matters conference here in Singapore had to do with

The problem with compressed digital files (like but not limited to MP3s) is that they all sound like crap. A

As someone who loves full-fidelity audio, I long for a day when we return to an obsession with getting the

I’m in Fredericton NB for the Canadian University Press conference where I’m going to deliver a talk called “Long Live

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