Alt-rock radio Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: Is it time for alternative fans to move on from grunge and the alt-rock of the 90s?

This week’s question comes from a discussion I had with a radio fan who was wondering why Q107/Toronto–formerly a pure

For the longest time–decades, in fact–there were just a handful of commercial radio stations across North America who embraced alternative/New

In a post on Time-Warner’s upcoming The Midnight Special collection, I lamented about the bastardized reissue of WKRP in Cincinnati.

If you’ve had a listen to any alt-rock radio across North America over the last 18 months or so, you

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