Censorship Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This is fun: Watch as China tried to censor the livestream of Megan Thee Stallion’s Coachella set

Apparently, WeChat, the Chinese social media monster, couldn’t afford more than a single black bar.

A few weeks after closing its Russian offices, Spotify has announced that it’s suspending its freemium service in the country

With Putin’s Russia awash in fake news and propaganda about its war in Ukraine (which is going very, very badly;

If it seems that Christmas music has started up earlier than usual this year, it’s not your imagination. And the

Now that the world has had a look at the Leaving Neverland documentary, Michael Jackson and his music are under

Authoritarian governments hate hip-hop. Not only do they not consider it music, but they fear its subversive, disruptive and, well,

The latest political correctness battle erupted earlier this month when a Cleveland radio station announced it would no longer play

Wikileaks was born on this day in 2006. Good thing? Bad thing? I guess it all depends. And now, music

It doesn’t take long for any contentious issue to be viewed through the lens of race, especially in the United

Art is based in personal expression. As artists or content creators, our works are always infused with a little bit

The people who run the Communist Party of China are a prickly bunch when it comes to any kind 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