Record Stores Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

I really, really miss old-school stores. Let me count the ways.

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One night while trying something other than endlessly doomscrolling for stories about

Expecting to die one day? Go to Mars! On that cheery note, here’s just news for July 1, 2021. Is

A major complaint of record stores in the early 80s was the cost of installing new shelving to display this

Back in the early 80s, the recorded music industry was suffering. The disco bubble had burst. Record sales were in

There’s something about the environment of a record store that makes it a natural setting for a comedy. This is

Before we begin, I am very aware that there are many people who have never, ever set foot in a

Whenever the movie version of Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity comes on TV, my wife leaves the room. “I don’t need

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Is it over yet? Is it safe to come out? Jeebus, it’s not? Can we afford to divert our attention

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

This might cheer you up: The Knight Rider theme performed on eight cellos by the same person. Now that you’re

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver