Bad Brains Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 952: The history of hardcore punk

One of the things that makes rock great is the energy and power that comes with the music. And depending

Here is a truth that some people find very uncomfortable: rock, alt-rock and indie rock are predominantly white. Why is

Well, that was a long day in the air: PER-SIN-TAI-YYZ. It will take a while before my soul catches up

H.R., frontman for the legendary DC hardcore band Bad Brains, hasn’t been feeling well for a while. He’s been diagnosed

An important history lesson in diversity. Here’s quick history lesson: Black rock and roll was there since the beginning —

St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve been saving a bottle of Bushmills Black for today. And now, the music news. Here’s a

Spotted: the first neighbour with lit Christmas lights. Too soon? Let’s leave that aside for the moment and deal with

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