Mac Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Got a Mac? Here’s the story behind the sounds your computer makes.

Someone has to compose the beeps, boops, and all the other sounds a computer makes. This is the story of

There’s a new video on Apple’s YouTube channel in the UK that focuses on artists who use Macs to create,

Have you ever been surfing the net listening to music when you unknowingly click a link to an auto-start video

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

Looking for some cool music-related gift items this year? The entire staff of AJoMT is combing the Internet for the

What was wrong with the old screw-tops for toothpaste tubes? I hate this flip up things that seem so popular

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver