Revival Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: Is it time for a CD revival?

Sales of vinyl have been going up for 15 straight years. There are, however, rumblings in certain quarters that it’s

You might remember the Crazy Frog, uh, craze back around Christmas in 2004 and into the summer of 2005 when

We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season,

It takes anywhere from a dozen to twenty years for nostalgia to kick in for a previous era of music.

There was a time in the mid-00’s when alt-rock was almost nothing but emo. What started as an intense form

Despite the fact that a slew of new songs skyrocket to the charts every year, there always seems to be

Full disclosure: I hate emo. I always have. Bands like Dashboard Confessional, My Chemical Romance, Senses Fail, Black Veil Brides

Please stop this cassette madness. “Stubbornness and stupidity” is right. More here. (Via Steve)

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
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