20/20 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A new Jane’s Addiction doc is here. This is a quick look.

Jane’s Addiction is done, right? I think they are, but with Farrell and Co. you’re never really sure. There is,

The short answer is “not for a while.” The 49th Juno Awards were supposed to have already happened in Saskatoon,

Around this time each year, the good people of Europe (and Australia, for reasons that still baffle me) go to

A few weeks ago, the organizers of Glastonbury, the most famous music festival in the world, we optimistic that things

Canadian Music Week, the massive annual music conference and festival that happens in Toronto every May, has been postponed until

The rumours of a cancellation started early this morning as people associated with the event (performers, nominees, crew) were told

The music industry has been hammered by cancellations and postponements. SXSW. Coachella, Madonna’s Madame X tour. Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour.

It was inevitable. With SXSW down for the count and dozens of other tours, concerts and music conferences either postponed

Unless we’re all wiped out by the coronavirus over the next six weeks, music fans will descend on retailers for

The eighth annual Prism Prize offers a $20,000 cash prize (up from $15,000 this year) to the best Canadian music

At 52 years young, Festival d’été de Québec is one of Canada’s longest-running music events. It has also become one

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