UMG Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Saturday, January 15, 2022

Almost halfway through January. We’re making progress on winter. And we made some progress on gathering music news for January

This rare Apple computer just sold for US$400,000. Old tech can be worth big bucks. Let’s move over to music

Conspiracy theorists are going to love this: 5G Gin. Moving on: Music news for June 26, 2021. Mick Jagger’s lost

Bob Dylan is one of the most important and influential figures in music, full stop, period. But at 79 years

Today is Charles Darwin’s birthday. Make sure you give a creationist a hug. And now, music news for February 12,

I’ve had recurring bouts of insomnia this winter for no reason. I’ve tried everything: sleep teas, valerian root, magnesium, melatonin,

Ever seen a music video on Facebook that suddenly disappears? Facebook has been legally bound to take down these videos

Item 1: How big has streaming become? Of all the revenue generated by US labels in Q1, a full 10%

Back in 1980, the only label–and I mean the ONLY label–that was willing to take a chance on U2 was

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