Smartphone Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Yes, the Canadian music industry wants a fee on every smartphone sold in this country

The iPod Tax is back, except that the Canadian music industry wants a fee slapped on all smartphones because we

It’s Monday and your view of the world probably isn’t at its most cheery. Take a look at this site

Your smartphone is a marvelous piece of technology, a lot of computing power jammed into something you can put in

With the iPhone X set to go up for pre-order at 3:01 AM tomorrow morning (October 27), a lot of

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (Yes, America, we do things differently up here.) And now the music news for October 9.

Seventy years ago, something crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Probably a stupid grey. And now, the music news for July

Although we long passed the tipping point where most people own some kind of smartphone, there are still some holdouts.

When you’re having dinner with family and friends, PUT THE DOWN THE GODDAMN PHONE. Please, You can do without the

Call it a smartphone that goes up to 11–or something like that. Patrick Charles reports from sister website, Geeks and

Whenever I get in the car, I immediately plug in my iPhone. The problem is that I have no place

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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