Record Store Day Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, December 3, 2020

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

We begin with the inevitable mash-up of Beck’s “Loser’ with Donald Trump’s election loss. On to music news for November

Aliens are watching us from here. Maybe. It could be that they’re looking for music news for October 24, 2020.

In the Before Times, Record Store Day was held on the third Saturday in April. COVID-19 killed that idea, so

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

When we’re not busy having a pandemic, Record Store Day falls on the third Saturday in April. This year’s spring

Despite the pandemic, sales of vinyl continue to do well in most territories. If you’ve caught the bug, maybe you’ve

If the limited-edition releases distributed as part of the first Record Store Day drop this past Saturday have you and

And it’s only part one, too. In the Before Times, Record Store Day was a mid-spring ritual cemented to the

Record Store Day has always been on the third Saturday of April, but that was killed this year by the

If this had been a normal year, Record Store Day would have come and gone. But like so many other

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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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 […]
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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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