90s Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

What’s the most popular decade for music? This one.

Luminate, the company that monitors everything that happens with the recorded music industry, conducted a survey of 3,000 American music

There are a lot of things wrong with Facebook–don’t get me started–but there’s no denying that it can be addictive.

If you remember the alt-rock 90s, you’ll be interested in this festival called Flannel Nation. Interesting that the poster has

[Still with the summer repeats but I can assure you that I’m already hard at work on the new season

In all seriousness, I was wondering about this. Can COVID be transmitted through farts? Doctors say it’s possible. Ponder that

Oh, those old-school websites built on Angelfire and GeoCities platforms. We thought they were so futuristic and cutting-edge back when

This is shaping up to be a summer of 90s nostalgia. I mean, look who’s going to be on tour

After receding into the underground following its big post-punk revival (aka the Second Wave), ska roared back in through the

The music festival is hardly a recent creation. People have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries. In

[This is from GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The Backstreet Boys are playing sold-out shows across Canada this week and their latest

During ’67’s Summer of Love, anything seemed possible. Civil rights issues were finally being addressed. There was a feeling that

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