Mars Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A question I’d never think to ask: What would a piano sound like on Mars?

Mars has an atmosphere, albeit much thinner than what we have on Earth. But it’s just enough to be a

Having trouble shedding those COVID lockdown pounds? Try this. Then again, maybe not. It seems a bit…extreme. Now some music

NASA’s Perseverance rover is equipped with a special microphone that can pick up sounds of Mars. The atmosphere is extremely

One of the cool things about the Perseverance rover is that it has an onboard microphone that allows us to

Thanks to an LA musician named Jason Mazilis, a hardcore fan of space exploration, a special microphone was included as

Before we begin, it’s worth remembering some of the things Rush Limbaugh said about a couple of musicians. Now on

Earlier this week, NASA announced that scientists have been detecting a lot more seismic activity on Mars than they thought

NASA’s InSight lander is equipped with all sorts of cool gadgetry for its study of the Martian surface. This includes

When NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars back in November 2018, the wash from the landing rockets hit a

It’s thin, but Mars does have an atmosphere that does move around as wind. The new InSight lander is the

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When InSight, NASA’s latest mission to Mars, touched down at 2:54

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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