Civil War Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Even though it’s been torn apart by civil war, there’s still a metal scene in Syria

If there’s a form of rock that’s spread to more regions of the earth than metal, I haven’t seen it.

With all the horror stories coming out of the Syrian civil war, who would have time to make music? Well,

Eastern Ukraine remains a desperate and dismal place as the war between the locals and pro-Russian rebels keep going at

At one time, life in Syria was relatively normal. The government wasn’t dropping barrels full of petrol and nails on

What’s the body count in the Syrian civil war now? Over 200,000? Yet as President and Thug-in-Chief Bashar al-Assad wages war

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