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

Looking for a new movie set in a hipster record store? Check out this.

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

This is what it used to be like shopping for music in actual stores. Vibe.com goes deep into this lost

No, it’s not your imagination. You may have seen robins earlier than usual. Let’s move to music news for April

In my world (albeit a very small one), record stores perform an essential service. But in the interests of crushing

If you’re running a record store, you’re feeling a little desperate between (a) Record Store Day being postponed until at

They do things differently in Quebec. All rental leases in the province are up July 1. It wasn’t all that

When Wilson and Lee first opened for business in Oshawa, the Great War had only ended five years earlier. Radio

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver