World Record Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

English band releases the world’s shortest album

How long must a collection of songs be before it can be called an “album.” That’s a tricky question. Mike

LA-based Rapper Murs is attempting to set a new, and currently non-existent, Guinness World Record for rapping. He has to

Here’s a new item from the Department of Musical Insanity. A guy from Nigeria has just set the world record

Every once in a while we hear of an event where hundreds or even thousands of amateur guitarist aim to

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s longest echo clock in at 15 seconds, an event 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