Cars Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Is your dog anxious in the car? Here’s a playlist (supported by science) to calm them down

I’m fortunate in that both my English bull terriers love to go for ride in the car (unless it’s to

No, no, no, and no. Yes to music news for March 24, 2022. Kid Rock and Tucker Carlson, together at

If there’s a genre that celebrates cars in its music videos, it’s gotta be hip-hop and rap. But given that

It’s a cover of Gary Numan’s “Cars.” That’s all I can tell you. (Blame Larry for forwarding the clip.)

Gordon Ramsey turns 53 today. F**kin’ hell. Meanwhile, in music news for November 8, 2019… Looking to write a catchy

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

Cars have always inspired songs. In fact, one of the earliest true rock’n’roll songs was “Rocket 88,” a 1951 song

A company called Digital Third Coast took the time to go through 72,000 songs for mentions of cars. Within that

Like most guys, I dread the idea of picking out a greeting card. I have no confidence that my taste

‘Tis the season, innit? After a bunch of hype and a fan voting procedure that really doesn’t count for shit,

There’s nothing like having the windows (or better yet, the top) down in your car on a summer day, tunes

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