Music Lessons Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Friday, October 9, 2020

If he were still with us, John Lennon would have turned 80 today. If you’re a fan, you might want

Cool. A floating Apple Store. Elsewhere in music news for September 11, 2020… Why do artists get paid so little

If you follow American politics, you’d better read this. Once you’re done, try to calm down by browsing through music

We might not know when schools will start up again, or what they might look like when they do, but

Trust the Arkells to be as positive as possible in every conceivable situation. Since so people are stuck at home,

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

I have no excuse for taking up the accordion. When asked by my parents which musical instrument I wanted to

Music lesson site called TakeLessons came up with this interactive infographic featuring what it believes to be the best guitar

On this day in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered. We still don’t know who made it. Or when. As

There’s been much written about the decline of the electric guitar (here’s an example) as younger generations opt for hip

Sometime around my tenth birthday, my parents told me that I had to learn a musical instrument. For reasons that

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver