Blondie Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 951: Late bloomers

Look, it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Let me illustrate that with a few inspirational examples. Anna Mary

Well, this just made the prospect of dating more interesting–and terrifying. Distract yourself from that by browsing through music news

I like this. It’s a font that helps you remember more when you’re studying. It’s called Sans Forgetica. See what

A woman will lead the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the first time. The move comes a

Roxodus, the first-year festival scheduled for Edenvale, Ontario (NW of Barrie, south of Wasaga Beach) on July 11-13 just announced

Now that we’re into October, I feel I can enjoy pumpkin spice-laced foods without rushing the season. Let’s take a

Today is Melania Trump’s birthday. I wonder what she really wants? Meanwhile, in music news for April 26, 2018… For

This comes via Andy Shernoff (vocals by Tricia Scotti)–with apologies to Blondie, I suppose. It’s for everyone who prefers streaming

America had a hard time with this thing called “punk,” so the more easily digestible elements were marketed as “New

If you have any kind of Honda, wish it a happy birthday. The company that made it was born on

A little while ago, I reported on the music leanings of comic book artist J.H. Williams. As it turns out, he

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