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

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I’ve said it before: Can you imagine if COVID-19 hit in the days before the internet? With all the record

Do you find yourself bombarded by music you just don’t care about? Everyone wants recommendations of cool stuff, but often

On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

Had he lived, Tupac would be 57 today. And in other music news for June 16, 2018… Here are my

Spotify sometimes evokes the old Arthur C. Clarke adage that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Take its

Virtually every music service promises that it will learn from your tastes and serve you up more of what you will

This article from Wired explains a lot about music curation and recommendations. Bad playlists have a science all their own. “When

Music curation is a big, big deal everywhere you turn now. But where once we scoured the Internet for the

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 […]
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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 […]
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Leadership Born on the Pitch – Eva Havaris in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 015 December 15, 2020
Being a truly great leader is not about title or tenure. Regardless of seniority, natural-born leaders rise above obstacles to influence those around them and rally around a common goal. Eva Havaris has been that kind of leader from a young age, first on the pitch and later in the boardroom. In this episode, Eva […]
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