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Concerts Guest Blog Interview 

Whitehorse helps bring live music back to a corner of Ontario: An interview with Melissa and Luc

July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ross McDonald, Whitehorse

[This is a guest post from Ross McDonald. He also took all the pictures. – AC] In March of this

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Interview 

An oral history of The Tragically Hip’s Saskadelphia album

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gord Downie, Road Apples, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hp

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca on Sunday. – AC] After relentless touring behind their debut album, Up to Here, The

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I talked to Chris Martin about Coldplay’s new single and the time the band almost got me sent to jail

May 7, 2021May 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Higher Power, Riot, X&Y, Yonge Street

Sixteen years ago when I was program director at 102.1 the Edge/Toronto, we had Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland of

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Interview 

AC/DC is back with POWER UP. I talked to Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams. (Updated with video of the interview and a playlist.)

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The future looked bleak for AC/DC. Singer Brian Johnson’s severe hearing

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New Podcast: The Backstage Project

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments

[Another guest post by a friend of A Journal of Musical Things. Today’s piece is by Mark Silver. – AC]

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Interview 

It took Big Sugar five years to make their new record. Then COVID-19 hit. An interview with Gordie Johnson.

May 9, 2020May 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Sugar, Eternity Now, Gordie Johnson

Gordie Johnson is on the phone from Big Sugar HQ somewhere in Texas hill country. After planning to release Eternity

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Interview Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Solo Noel Gallagher

April 3, 2020April 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Noel Gallagher, Oasis

It all came to an end on August 28, 2009. It was a plum thrown against a wall that did

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Interview 

Here’s my interview with Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien on his new solo project, Earth

March 9, 2020March 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Earth, EOB, Radioheead

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Ed O’Brien seems a bit anxious on the phone from London.

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Interview 

A great interview with Canadian super-producer Bob Rock

January 14, 2020January 13, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Bob Rock

Forty years ago, Bob Rock was one-half of The Payolas, a Vancouver post-punk/New Wave band who had hits like this.

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Interview 

Dave Grohl interviews Ringo Starr

November 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Dave Grohl, Ringo Starr

Warning: When you get two drummers in a room talking about things like drums, they will talk for a long,

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Interview Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 865: Solo Noel Gallagher

October 18, 2019October 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Noel Gallagher, Oasis

It all came to an end on August 28, 2009. It was a plum thrown against a wall that did

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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