Music Trivia Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 903: 60 mind-blowing things about music in 60 minutes (2020 edition)

I have completed the annual office cleanup. This is the time of the year when I go through all the

[I gave Dorothy the Intern an assignment: Find me at least twenty-five weird facts about music. She came back with

My home office is a mess. Books, press releases, bios, CDs, vinyl, newspaper clipping, magazines–debris resulting from all the researching

[Note: I’ll be there. Our team will not be denied! – AC] Are you a music trivia extraordinaire? On November

An online music site is looking for music writers who would be willing to research and assemble cool facts about the

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
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