CanRock Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Friday, April 29, 2022

This doomsday alarm clock would want me to stay in bed with the covers over my head. Then how would

At some point, you will be invited to a high school reunion. And you’re probably going to go because you

Has there been a better time for Canadian rock bands than the 1990s? Tyler Elynuik doesn’t think so. Elynuik’s name

Canada is the sixth-largest music market in the world. Only the US, Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger.

Before 1971, there really wasn’t much of a Canadian music industry. Sure, there were record labels, recording studios, promoters, and

If you came of age musically in Canada in the 1990s, you’ll remember that it was an extraordinary time. There

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

Probably. I can’t think of a better one. Click on the image to order yours.

Canada is the sixth-largest music market in the world. Only the US, Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger.

Some time ago, Tyler Elyniuk set out to make a documentary film on the rise of Canadian rock in the

Saskatchewan filmmaker Tyler Elyniuk was at my house Friday afternoon to interview me for his documentary on Canadian rock of

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