Hipgnosis Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)

The music world is being shaken by the actions of half a dozen or so companies who are buying up

Aliens? Here’s hoping. Then with music news for October 13, 2021… Back to aliens for a second: Demi Levato says

There are at least a dozen well-capitalized companies buying up song catalogues for hundreds of millions of dollars. Their thinking

Want a pizza? Maybe you can use this thing. Take a look and then move on to music news for

The newest height in NFT stupidity? This chicken nugget sold for US$99,997 on eBay. Send in the asteroid. We’re done

In the latest gigantic catalogue sale, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold the rights to all their songs going

Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. I was also on Feedback on SiriusXM’s VOLUME channel talking about the issue.

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

Finished Netflix yet? Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean) DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB! The

One of the many nice things about the vinyl resurrection is that people are once again starting to pay attention

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