Alexisonfire Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Here’s a quick preview of Ottawa Bluesfest 2022. Tickets still available!

[After a hiatus induced by COVID, Ottawa Bluesfest starts next week. Correspondent Ross MacDonald has this preview. And yes, there

Artist: IvytideSong: Extra Super tasty indie-pop! Nicely textured, great songwriting, and from the band’s upcoming debut album! Excited to see

It’s been a big year for Dallas Green, with Alexisonfire putting out a new album and touring in support of

With mask mandates coming off and the warm weather approaching, we’re starting to see a flurry of shows, tours, and

How did Aunt Jemima last this long? Buh-bye. And on the topic of extremists, we have John Cleese to explain

Robots are now coming for our dogs’ jobs. Over to music news for May 21, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Deftones

Alexisonfire held a big online reveal for the fan-shot video for “Season on the Flood” last night (May 15). The

[Whilst I’m off in Asia this week, here’s a look back at one of the most-request episodes of the year.]

Photography Alex Lupul was dispatched to the Budweiser Stage on June 15 to capture what he could of the Alexisonfire-Dirty

When I spoke to George Pettit and Dallas Green earlier this year–it was around the time their reunion single, “Familiar

A band is like a plant. Stay with me on this because it will make sense. Like a plant, a

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 […]
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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