Billboard Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Nirvana is on the cusp of having a top 40 hit (UPDATE: It’s already happened in Canada)

If you’ve been to see The Batman, you’ll know that Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” an album track from Nirvana’s

Last year was…weird. No tours, lockdown, stay-at-home orders, pandemic fears. So how did musicians do when it comes to bringing

Microsoft to Calibri: “Buh-bye.” The company now needs help choosing a new default font. Consider that while you browse music

A “smart mask?” Yep. Here’s why you might want to consider one. Study: We need more women in recording studios.

Life on Venus? Damn, I wish Bowie were here to write a song about it. Moving on to music news

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, turns 12 today. What a sweetheart. And moving to music news for May 19,

US Thanksgiving. ‘Murica is carb loading for Black Friday. At this time tomorrow, we’ll be watching video of consumers killing

This moving graph takes us through the history of the singles on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking things down by

A new report showed the music industry raked in an astonishing $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.7% from

Ever wonder why we seem to be content with songs that run between three and four minutes? One theory is

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