Survey Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: Is guitar rock making a comeback?

While it’s never gone away, guitar-based music–especially on the alt-rock side of the leger–hasn’t been as popular as it once

The IFPI represents the interests of the global recorded industry in a variety of ways, including doing research into how

I have no idea how long it’s been since I’ve seen a movie in a proper theatre. Certainly before COVID,

Last week, a survey appeared out of the UK about band t-shirts. (Read about it here.) One of the questions

The future of the company disc became a little more wobbly last week when it was announced that Lorde’s Solar

Music Canada, the group that represented the recorded music industry in this country, has created a new survey seeking to

Music Canada, the spokesgroup for the recorded music industry in this country, wants to get a handle on how musicians

To demonstrate solidarity with those protesting the brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last week,

The science is in, I guess. Live Nation, the largest promoter of musical events in the world, commissioned a study

The kid would come around like clockwork every Sunday at 2 pm during prime nap time. He set up a

Since we’re right in the middle of summer blockbuster season, it’s probably a good time for this question: What’s your

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