Ripoff Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 764: Unfortunate Sonic Coincidences

It’s happened to all of us. We hear a new song and go “Hey! That sounds just like [insert title

Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery and all, Aleyna Dalveren must really want to complement Britney Spears. First noticed

This kind of shit drives me nuts. Digital Music News reports on PJ Wasserman, a composer, producer and creator of

There are plenty of high-quality earbuds on the market. The catch? The good ones are north of $100. “Wait!” you

There are only so many ways you can string together the notes on the Western scale to create pleasing music.

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