New Wave Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: A guide to genres, part 1

[More summer encores. New shows begin the weekend after Labour Day. Rest assured, though, I’m already working on them, too.

If you’ve been around long enough, you might fondly remember those special times when you just knew you were in

It’s a face of life that there are periods where everything old is new again. There may be no better

Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored has delivered another graphic bound to revive some long-dormant memories in those who remember the

In the endless parade of “everything old is new again” sounds, there’s an emerging genre that resurrections the production sounds

That headline is 100% accurate. The Lure, a new feature from first-time director Agnieszka Smoczynska, follows the fortunes of two

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

America had a hard time with this thing called “punk,” so the more easily digestible elements were marketed as “New

For the longest time–decades, in fact–there were just a handful of commercial radio stations across North America who embraced alternative/New

Diffuser found this short doc called The New Wave, which dealt with punk and the nascent New Wave scene in

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 […]
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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 […]
Mark Silver