Torture Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: What songs would you use to torture a neighbour over a perceived slight?

Bill Gross is a tech billionaire annoyed with his tech entrepreneur neighbour, Mark Towfiq. At issue is a glass sculpture

If you end up in jail Oklahoma, don’t expect to be a cushy experience. Take the case of inmates at

A new book called The Penguin Book of Hell has a chapter about the music American interrogators use at detention

The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s death keeps getting more and more horrible. On October 1, he walked into the Saudi

TheConversation takes a look at the times throughout history when music was used for evil purposes. There is of course

Music can inspire and invigorate. It can also be used to inflict harm and even kill. The New Yorker takes

The Guardian reports on the work of Morag Grant and Susan Cusick who shed light on the use of music

Scientology is under attack again, this time from a new documentary entitled Going Clear. In a story called “16 Shocking

My wife has a cold. This isn’t good. Why did Stephen Colbert choose “Holland 1945” by Neutral Milk Hotel to

Earlier this week, the US government opened up its files on how various agencies have used torture to excise information

While many of us may believe that listening to any of Bieber’s music is torture, let’s get real. And let’s

The Ultimate Backstage Pass – David Kines in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 032 May 17, 2021
In today’s everything-on-demand world, it may be hard for anyone born post-Y2 K to answer a simple question, “where do you watch music videos?” A reasonable answer would be YouTube, Apple Music, or maybe even Tiktok. Prior to the dawn of YouTube in 2005, the answer was easy. MTV if you’re American, and of course […]
Mark Silver
Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver