Airlines Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Miss air travel? Here’s a selection of the best boarding music in the world

The bad dreams started when the planes disappeared. I live under the flightpath of aircraft landing at YYZ. There are

There is little that’s civil about civil aviation these days, especially if you fly discount carriers or, frankly, just about

[Another list from current intern-in-residence, Dorothy Lee. We want to make this the definitive list of airborne concerts, so if

…they made the best of it for themselves and their fellow passengers.

You can’t smoke in there and there isn’t a lot of room, but that doesn’t mean you can’t play a

I belong to a species known as “avgeeks,” people who are fascinated by airlines, airports and all aspects of commercial aviation.

I remember my first exposure to in-flight entertainment (IFE) vividly. It came in 1976 on an Air Canada L-1011 flying

As someone who flies a lot, I have more than a passing interest in the offerings of various airlines. Forbes

If you travel by air, you may be irritated by the horribly bland music some airlines play through the aircraft

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