Billy Talent Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Bid on great music memorabilia to help ‘Healing in Harmony’

Spring is a good time to redecorate your home and the Healing in Harmony online auction has some rare and

[This is from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] On Monday 4 April, Ottawa hosted its first full-arena rock concert

Billy Talent’s cross-Canada tour begins April 1. At every stop, they will donate a portion of ticket sales to a

With mask mandates coming off and the warm weather approaching, we’re starting to see a flurry of shows, tours, and

Back in the summer, Billy Talent guitarist Ian D’Sa told me the band had been sitting on a completed album

Before Billy Talent took off, they slaved for years trying to get something going. Years ago, they went by the

Watching Squid Game on Netflix? There’s new merch. On to music news for October 5, 2021. Things are getting back

[I’m involved in a program designed to help survivors of trauma like war and extreme poverty through music therapy. Here’s

If you ask the guys in Billy Talent about their all-time favourite albums, they will point to Weezer’s blue album.

The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But

As of last Wednesday, May 19, private venue owners in New York State are no longer required to insist 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