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

In praise of–and a plea for–better sounding music.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A few years ago, I was talking to a high school

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

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