2022 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

It’s time to parse the font sizes of the 2022 Coachella line-up poster

One of the more interesting ways of taking the temperature of the current musical environment is to grab a pair

If we look back at the music of 2021, there’s something missing: blockbusters albums. Yes, there were plenty of successful

Shazam, the Apple-owned app that magically identifies songs by listening to them, is used by people all over the world

Actually, I’d bet on it. The Recording Academy, faced with an explosion of Omicron cases, is seriously thinking of canceling–well,

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Like you, Omicron has bummed me out. Just as we thought things were

Each December, my friends Jack and Sarah at TekniColour Marketing compile a list of albums coming in the following year.

The Brits, the UK equivalent of the Junos and Grammys, have announced the nominees for the 2022 awards. This is

Let’s begin with a question: Does anyone care about the Grammys anymore? I’ll even expand that to “Does anyone care

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are planning their first tour since the return (again) of John Frusciante to the fold

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