Alan Cross, Author at Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats: 15 August 2022

Like clockwork, the weekly Luminate report appeared in my inbox Monday evening. Here’s the state of the Canadian recorded music

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] Earlier this summer, Bruce Springsteen fans were shocked to find

DJ Miguel Serna was in the middle of a set at the Medusa Festival near Valencia, Spain, on Saturday night

Wait. Back up. Maybe before we get into this week’s survey question, everyone should read what I wrote on the

It’s summertime, which means you’ve probably had flies buzzing around your head at some point. Here’s something that will change

Jeezus. This looks like it could be Thunderbird 6. And it’s real! Moving on to music news for August 15,

If you’ve read High School, the Tegan and Sara memoir, you’ll see that the sisters had interesting upbringings. That book

The charm of Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox is how raw they are: the two of them

You know, they’re not entirely wrong…

[Another photo report from Alex Lupul. – AC] Fleet Foxes stopped in Toronto for two nights at the legendary Massey

Drunk bear. Go home and seek help, dude. Now some music news for August 13, 2022. Rage Against the Machine

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 […]
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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 […]
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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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