Nostalgia Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: Your 14-year-old self

There’s about a 10 year period in our teens and early 20s when we come of age musically. This is

There’s a special period in our lives during which we come of age musically. From about the time we enter

Before we begin, you may be happy to know that Canada now has its own mysterious monolith. It’s in rural

Break out your best ‘80s moves and turn up the volume on your old boombox, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of

In fact, according to this article from Inverse, those songs from high school define you. It’s science! “If you couldn’t

Spotify is always blogging about trends derived from their constant number-crunching of how people are using the platform. And with

I don’t think Dave Grohl himself would have ever believed his post-Nirvana venture with the corny, UFO-inspired name would have

Donald Trump is still in office, which can’t make some people happy. Before any of you start raising your fists

One debate I don’t think music fans will ever be able to resolve amicably is which decade produced the best

This is shaping up to be a summer of 90s nostalgia. I mean, look who’s going to be on tour

[This is from GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The Backstreet Boys are playing sold-out shows across Canada this week and their latest

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 […]
Mark Silver