T-Shirts Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

What are the most popular band t-shirts? This study tried to find out.

If I had to guess which band’s t-shirt was the most popular ever, I’d probably go with The Ramones, Metallica,

You can see the appeal of a national day where people across the land don their favourite music-related T-shirts in

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The problems began as soon as Roz showed up for a

Every music fan has a stack of band t-shirts. But how many? And how much is too much? A company

While music festivals are being canceled all across the UK, this swinger’s festival went ahead. What could possibly go wrong?

At first glance, this looks like a proper Rage Against the Machine t-shirt. But look again. Here’s another. And there’s

CDs sales continue to crater, down 30% from where they were this time last year. Digital albums are down, too,

Here’s a post that will probably get a lot of flaming comments. There are those who believe that band t-shirts

My wife demanded that I go through my closet as part of a spring purge of clothes. This led to

The younger bull terrier had dental work this week. Relatives from the US tell me that our dogs have better

Have you gone digital with your music? Do you miss the liner notes we used to get with CDs and

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