Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 920: The history of the record store

Before we begin, I am very aware that there are many people who have never, ever set foot in a

When the toxicology report came back after Chris Cornell’s suicide in May 2017, it revealed that he had a cocktail

Let’s say that you got lucky investing in crypto and suddenly have all kinds of money to spend. What to

BTS, the biggest thing to come out of South Korea since–well, ever, maybe, has their second English-language single coming later

It’s just like it sounds: competitors engaged in competitive knitting to the sounds of metal music. Sadly, COVID is forcing

Back in the day when music videos held sell billions of CDs, artists were willing to do almost anything to

Microsoft to Calibri: “Buh-bye.” The company now needs help choosing a new default font. Consider that while you browse music

Fresh from his Academy Award wins, Trent Reznor and LA Noise band HEALTH have issued a collaboration called “Isn’t Everyone.”

I got my census form in the mail the other day, so that’s on my list of tasks for the

I don’t know how cops do it. A drunken ex-con covered with white supremacist tattoos was tossed out of Kid

Props to the moderator of the SOWNY Radio-TV Forum for finding this gem on YouTube. Released in 1963, this do-it-yourself

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, […]
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King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver