City and Colour Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Congratulations to Dallas Green, MusiCounts Ambassador

It’s been a big year for Dallas Green, with Alexisonfire putting out a new album and touring in support of

As of last Wednesday, May 19, private venue owners in New York State are no longer required to insist that

Artist: City and ColourSong: MurdererEP: Low Songs City and Colour can’t possibly go wrong with vocals as divine as Dallas

Artist: The RaconteursSong: Somedays (I Don’t Feel)Album: Help Us Stranger The Raconteurs, a band which features Jack White, Brendan Benson,

[Staff photographer Andrei Chlytchkov made the trip up to Casino Rama on April 25th to catch a double bill of City

If this were an ordinary gig, I wouldn’t be writing this. Billy Talent, City and Colour, PUP and a few

When was the last time somebody made you a mixtape? OK, a label sharing a promotional sampler may not be

Powerhouse indie label Dine Alone Records has just released the 2016 edition of their annual summer sampler. It features 26

All the sales numbers and various statistics from 2015 are coming in from the Canadian music industry (I have more links

Dine Alone, the Toronto indie label that’s home to everyone from City and Colour to Jimmy Eat World to Arkells

Here are my top 11 picks from all the music that’s crossed my desk and my inbox this week. Anything

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