iPod Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Apple built a top-secret iPod for the US government

When the iPod was becoming the world’s defacto MP3 player, there was a second version of the player unknown to

I have a couple of old iPod Classics lying around the house, uncharged and unused. But every once in a

Apple introduced a new line of iPod Touches the other day. Basically, they’re iPhones with out the phone bits. The

Last Tuesday (October 23) was apparently National iPod Day in the US. Gee, if I’d known, I’d have baked a cake

Dubai has some of the wildest architecture anywhere in the world. That now includes a building called The Pad. Designed

Music is meant to be shared. For millennia, humans have created instruments, developed sounds and shared those sounds with people

Tony Fadell is famous as the guy who helped Apple invent the iPhone. He stayed with the company as it

Moby was interviewed by The Observer the other day and dropped this gem when he was referred to as a

Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great

A thought: a revolving door leading into the West Wing of the White House. It would make staff changes easier

The first thing Steve Jobs did when he returned to Apple was cut all the product clutter. The second thing

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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver
Creating An Entertainment Culture – Jeremy Cammy In Conversation With Tbp Podcast Ep 009 October 27, 2020
Thinking back, pre-covid, did you consider that visit to your local big-box bookstore an entertainment experience? For those lucky enough to attend a book signing or celebrity talk, you’re even more aware of the lasting impact that encounter had on your deep connection to the store’s brand. For Canadian retailer Indigo, at the centre of […]
Mark Silver