Birthday Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Madonna, the most influential female singer of the last half century, turns 60 today

Whether you like her music or not, you must give Madonna respect. Her DNA and influence in music, fashion, female

Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not rip down to New York City for Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash

Happy 47th birthday, Dave Grohl. This will warm your heart. Some kids at Yechila Secondary School in northern Ethiopia are learning

On October 22, 1990, a new band called Mookie Blaylock took to the stage at a tiny Seattle club called

Ever since I was called to testify against Courtney Love in her “twibel” trial last year (long, LONG story), we’ve

Sunday (March 22) is William Shatner’s 84th birthday. Let’s send the Captain our regards whilst we have a listen to

For the man who wants for nothing, this year marks the 12th annual “Build a Well For Bono’s Birthday” campaign.

I’m fascinating by North Korea, hence by subscription to NKNews.org, a daily aggregation of stories coming out of that weird

This has been floating around the Interwebs for a long time, but since today would have been Kurt’s 47th birthday,

Well, his body is 70. There’s no way to tell the age of his brain or his liver without an

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