Auction Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A Smiths demo cassette just sold for $21,000

Rock memorabilia continues to be big business. The original demo cassette from The Smiths, complete with a letter from the

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra was the big winner in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest earlier this month. The group had to

About a month ago, it was announced that the left-handed blue 1969 Fender Mustang guitar that Kurt Cobain played in

Make Music Matter is an NGO that uses music as a form of therapy in war-torn nations and in some

Looking for a super-unique gift for someone this year? You must check out the Make Music Matter Holiday Auction. Make

Restaurants might be reopening and bands might be starting to tour again, but members of the music industry and its

Beatles fans, there are TWO collectables coming up for auction this month that might be worth taking out a loan.

Back in early 1974, Johnny Ramone got high on weed and decided that he wanted to learn how to play

While he was with us, Rush drummer Neil Peart was best known as a motorcyclist, often riding his bike between

Earlier this year, Brompton Bikes, the maker of foldable bicycles, commissioned customizations from 13 different artists. The goal was to

Remember the story of the Singaporean journalist who got Kurt Cobain to scribble her a self-portrait back in 1991? 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