Cancer Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Sum 41’s Dave “Brownsound” Baksh says he’s now cancer-free

Back in March, Dave “Brownsound” Baksh found a lump that didn’t seem right. He got himself to a doctor, got

Michael Lang was still in his twenties when he promoted Woodstock back in 1969. Not bad for something that became

Mark Hoppus of blink-182, had a rough year. He spent months dealing with stage four diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a

Mark Hoppus has had a rough time over the last year. He was diagnosed with stage 4 diffuse large B-cell

Mark Hoppus has been undergoing chemo for a blood disorder called stage 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), an aggressive

A couple of weeks back, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus dropped a bomb: He was receiving chemotherapy for some form of cancer.

That’s a little too much for a Super Mario 64 game, don’t you think? Now let’s switch to music news

For the last three months, blink-182’s Mark Hoppus has been fighting some kind of cancer. He offered this 4th of

As we heard earlier this month, blink-182’s Mark Hoppus has spent the last three months undergoing chemo treatment for an

A concerning post appeared on Mark Hoppus‘ Instagram account before it was deleted. But fans saw and captured it. Then

In the late 90s, I was working on a book on alt-rock. As we got closer to the publication date,

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