D'Arcy Wretzky Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, April 15, 2019

It’s a big day in North Korea as they celebrate the birthday of Supreme Leader Kim Il-Sung. I’m sure it’ll

Heading back from the Junos in Vancouver today. There had better be Wifi on this flight. How else can I

There’s been much controversy over the exclusion of D’Arcy Wretzky from the Smashing Pumpkins reunion, much of it fueled by

While Smashing Pumpkins fans welcome this almost-reunion of the original lineup, the exclusion of bass player D’Arcy Wretzky still rankles.

This has gone beyond stupid. Yesterday at 12 noon ET, the countdown clock on the Smashing Pumpkins website ticked to

At noon tomorrow, the countdown clock on the Smashing Pumpkins’ website will expire, triggering (we think) an official announcement of

With a major Smashing Pumpkins announcement due at 12 noon ET on Thursday (February 15), there’s still all kinds of

Today is the National Day of Mourning in Canada, which is when we take a moment to remember people who

Happy birthday, Neil Peart! Everyone should listen to “By-Tor and the Snow Dog” today. If you use Uber in Toronto,

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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