COVID-19 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Noise and the pandemic

The last couple of years have been really hard on everyone. We’ve all spent more time at home than we’ve

This is called the “Kenneth Copeland remix.” You’ll laugh at first, but then you’ll find yourself putting it on repeat

Someone named Bridgette still hasn’t got the message about COVID-19 and vaccinations. She’s so pissed off at…something that she took

The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it really difficult for everyone, including musicians who lost their ability to tour and

The past 18 months or so have been really tough on everyone’s mental health, including artists of all stripes. Not

It’s been a long, long time since there’s been anything normal about how music has been made, performed, recorded, and

Almost two weeks ago, so many of us were enthralled and a little teary eyed to see the surviving members

A serious question: Why do all the seats used by players and coaches on the sidelines of big soccer matches

There have been two Bob Geldof-organized Live Aid events. The first came in 1985 as a way to draw attention

You may have heard by now that the Foo Fighters are set to play a maskless, full-capacity gig at Madison

America has apparently declared mission accomplished when it comes to COVID-19. Even though infection and case rates are still higher

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