Bing Crosby Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Saturday, December 21, 2019

There’s no way I’m going anywhere near a mall today. I’ll just end up behind someone who insists on backing

In September 1977, a still reasonably coked-out David Bowie was invited by Bing Crosby to appear on his annual Christmas

Bing Crosby was an old-time radio and recording star whose career began in the 1920s. Before rock’n’roll came along in

It’s not David Bowie and Bing Crosby, but it’s close. Sort of. (Via Michael)

As far as anyone can tell, the single biggest-selling record in the history of the galaxy is “White Christmas,” a

We’re quickly coming to the end of 2016 and vinyl’s relatively recent return to popularity doesn’t seem to be coming

When I made a reluctant trip to the mall yesterday–I had to park two time zones away–I passed several cars

It’s that time of year again when people talk about the time a coked-out David Bowie somehow ended up singing

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