South Korea Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

North Korea: Distribution of K-pop now carries the death penalty

Thuggy North Korea totalitarian dictator Kim Jung Un is not a fun guy. He enjoys things like forced labour camps,

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed to do some interesting things. New programs are being used to learn and then extrapolate

On July 30, 2005, a South Korean show called Music Camp broadcast another live no-tape-delay episode. Hey, it was a

A survey released this week on the public’s attitude towards going to concerts and festivals this week shows that we’re

A couple of years ago, I had a chance to visit the DMZ in Panmunjeom along the border between North and

It was on January 22, 1984, that this commercial ran once. It was during Super Bowl XVIII. It’s still one

South Korea seems to think that we need a new physical format for pre-recorded music. Say hello to MQS SD,

My wife: “The women’s beach volleyball teams play in bikinis?” Me: “Yes.” My wife: “And the men are in shorts

There are certain parts of the world–notably South Korea and Japan–where physical music product is still a big and profitable

The world is still rattled by North Korea’s apparent detonation of a nuclear device earlier this month. The chubby (and

Having been to South Korea (and 12 feet inside North Korea at the DMZ), I know exactly how weird this part

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