2022 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ukraine wins Eurovision, the most batsh*t crazy song contest of them all

As predicted by many of the bookies, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra topped the voting of the 25 entrants in the 2022

If you need something to worry about today, how about this Planet of the Apes scenario? Maybe skip that and

The Rock and Roll Hall Class of 2022 was announced at around 8 am Wednesday morning (May 4). There’s something

Right on cue, Luminate, the company that watches over the sales and streaming progress of the Canadian recorded music industry,

Every year, fans get a chance to vote on which of the nominees should get into the Rock and Roll

The 2022 Junos are coming up fast, set for May 15 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto. (Let’s hope the

With just a few days to go in the fan voting for the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

When we watch stories of war on TV, we tend to think that bombs are falling and guns are fighting

The 54th edition of the Festival d’été de Québec will return to the Plains of Abraham after getting screwed over

After a couple of years of being sidelined by COVID, Sound of Music, Canada’s largest free music festival, returns to

The Grammys are all about pop and hip-hop with a little bit of country thrown in. Rock? Meh. The Grammys

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