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

Adele’s entire Las Vegas residency is canceled–and there’s behind-the-scenes drama. (UPDATING AS THINGS DEVELOP)

I can’t imagine the insurance implications and box office headaches this causes. And those fans who spend thousands to get

If you’ve ever heard me speak on music somewhere, there’s inevitably an audience question that goes something like this: “Why

A couple of weeks back, I posted The Charismatic Voice’s reaction to hearing Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio” for the

The best-selling digital music player used to be the Apple iPod. But have you ever wondered about that name? What’s

Tired of all the NFT hype? Then you need one of these t-shirts. Sold. Let’s deal with some music news

If you’re the kind of industry watcher who likes to follow along with Canadian music sales and streaming, you’ve come

[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A few years ago, I was talking to a high school

Sales of vinyl have been going up for 15 straight years. There are, however, rumblings in certain quarters that it’s

The term “alternative music” started kicking around in the early 80s. It was a handy phrase, something that vaguely described

What was the biggest ever crowd at a rock concert? Let’s get the 1969 Woodstock festival out of the way.

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