High Fidelity Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, February 13, 2020

Still looking for that perfect anti-Valentine’s Day gift? Buy your ex a cockroach. Moving to music news for February 13,

Whenever the movie adaptation of Nick Hornby’s book appears on TV, by wife looks at me and says the same

You may already have heard that Disney is going to adapt Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity for a TV show that

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

Regular readers will know that I routine whinge and kvetch about how too many people are missing out on the

If you think the ultimate music listening experience involves listening to an MP3 sounds good through a pair of Beats

Because I was part of the generation obsessed with high-fidelity sound–you know who you are–I’ve always been obsessed about finding

I don’t know where you are in the world, but here in central Canada, spring is nowhere to be seen.

All record collecting nerds consider the novel/movie High Fidelity to be closer to a documentary than anything else. The book

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

How’s your hearing? Can you tell the difference between a high-quality audio recording and another that isn’t as good? More

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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