Unfortunate Sonic Coincidence Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Yes, Lorde knows her new song sounds like Primal Scream, BUT…

Lorde’s new single, “Solar Power,” is basically a long build a chorus. And along the way, you might have thought

Not a week goes by without an email that goes something like this: “Don’t you think that [insert name of

Here are a couple of musical terms you may have heard before: (1) Earworm: Those occasions when a clip of

Plagiarism–the act of using someone else’s work without their permission and then passing it off as your own–is serious stuff.

Kelly Clarkson is the latest to find herself being accused of being unoriginal. Two points, though: 1. She didn’t write

Slash’s riff from “Sweet Child O’ Mine” been named one of the best-ever countless times since its release in 1988.

Because of the stupid “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up” trial, everyone is on heightened alert for songs that sound

Every once a while, allegations start flying that a new song by Artist A has ripped off an old song

Let me emphasize this once again: there are are only so many ways we can order the notes of the

The cheeky buggers in One Direction are at it again. After co-opting a chunk of The Who’s “Baby O’Reilly” for

There are only so many ways you can string together the notes on the Western scale to create pleasing music.

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 […]
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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 […]
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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