Awards Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Vote for the Indie Music Video Awards

Canada has plenty of indie music awards spanning many genres, but are you ready to cast your vote for an

SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organziation, held its 29th annual awards event Monday night (June 18) in Toronto. The purpose is

SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organization (i.e. the company that collects royalties and distributes them to artists) has its annual awards

The buzz around Canadian Music Week is starting to approach a fever pitch — Billy Talent will receive the Legends

[NASHVILLE -] I had no bloody business being here. None. But somehow I ended up on the red carpet at the

It must be close to autumn because the Toronto Independent Music Awards are around the corner. As organizers prepare for

With the JUNOs approaching in just a few short weeks, guessing the award winners becomes a hot topic. If you

The 13th annual Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA) returns to celebrate independent music in Canada and worldwide. The application period

It’s the biggest industry schmoozefest of the year. And thanks to Jim Beam, there were open bottles of bourbon on

Huh. Totally forgot about this set of awards.

The entire Canadian music industry was in one room last night for the annual CMW awards dinner. Here’s who won

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