Documentary Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Here’s the trailer to the new David Bowie docufilm, Moonage Daydream

Bowie is one of those artists that just keeps on giving. Just when you think you know everyone about his

There’s no sign that interest in vinyl records is going to end soon, let alone plateau. Why? That’s the central

Back in November, people were killed and scores were injured during a stage crush at the Astroworld festival in Houston.

Mike Downie (Gord’s brother) is currently working on a multi-part documentary on the Tragically Hip. There’s no title yet and

Ghost, the theatrical medieval metal band from Sweden, is probably the biggest rock band in the world not to have

Lowest of the Low was one of Toronto’s great indie bands of the 90s. They started with a tremendous amount

I just read that the question mark is derived from a cat’s tail–as the cat is walking away. Is that

For about two years, the Yorkville neighbourhood in Toronto had some of the most fertile musical grounds in the world.

If you’re the kind of person who loves to root around in record shops, a new 12-part documentary entitled Behind

There were fewer indie bands bigger than Toronto’s Lowest of the Low back in the 90s. At a time when

Getting Led Zeppelin to tell their own story has been an elusive thing with none of the members especially anxious

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