Survey Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: How many songs should you know before you can wear a band’s t-shirt?

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

Have you ever found yourself down front at a gig and been sucked into swirling vortex of a mosh pit?

Sequencing an album is hard. You want to make sure that the first song ropes in the listener enough to

Over the weekend, we heard that Best Buy was going to phase out selling CDs in all remaining stores that

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