Selling Out Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Tuesday, July 27, 2021

In all seriousness, I was wondering about this. Can COVID be transmitted through farts? Doctors say it’s possible. Ponder that

What is “selling out?” In its purest form, it’s compromising your values, principles, and art in exchange for money. But

In the days before the Internet, big stars were lured to do TV commercials in Japan. They made big bucks

For many fans, art should be done for art’s sake. Any attempt to willfully make money from any artistic endeavour

You’re watching TV and a commercial break comes on. The song in the background of the first ad is immediately

The first Godzilla film was released on this day in 1954. Now, some music news. Canadian folk legend Ian Tyson

It wasn’t all that long ago that the idea of, say, licensing a song for a TV commercial was not

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
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver