2016 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Radiohead Has Released a Pro-Shot Version of their 2016 Lollapalooza Gig

Okay, it’s a little late. But if you’re a Radiohead fan, you appreciate anything that the band might share, especially

A lot of beloved celebrities passed away in 2016: David Bowie, Prince, Alan Rickman, Muhammad Ali, and Carrie Fisher, to

Early in December, British artist Chris Barker re-imagined the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper album artwork using people who passed on in

After surviving the shitstorm that was 2016, the people at Friend Dog Studios decided to re-imagine the year as a

If you sign on to RunHundred, you’ll be greeted with this message. Okay, I’ll bite. Some 65,000 people are polled

We’ve lost dozens of musicians this year–I don’t have to recite them again, do I?–which has prompted a full hate-on

It was another good year on the road for superstar acts. Pollstar (via Gigwise) is offering a taste of its

With just a couple of days to go in the fiscal year for the music business, a number of people

The latest celebrity death in 2o16 is singer George Michael. He was found dead today (December 25) in bed after apparently

Amen.

What a strange year it’s been. This is definitely worth the seven minutes and needs to be shared.

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