Opinion Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Is this the secret to Adele’s success?

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Adele, the most famous and successful mononymous person in music since

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’m going to tread lightly with this column, hoping to avoid

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One night while trying something other than endlessly doomscrolling for stories about

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A couple of years back, a buddy and I made a

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Last week in this space, I spent about 1,100 words whingeing about

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Hello. My name is Alan and I’m a music snob. It’s

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Dear Aspiring Musician, Thank you for sending a sample of your

The Now That’s What I Call… compilation series, which stretches all the way back to 1983, has always been commercially

When I teach a college class on the music business, the first thing I do is ask everyone to pull

[Radio consultant Fred Jacobs turns out several great blogs per week. Today’s (March 5) has the provocative title “Why Does

It’s the annual silly season when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations. Now that the

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