Downtown Record Show Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Now even record shows are going virtual

It’s tough being a record collector these days, especially if you’re the kind who loves to go crate-digging at used

If you’re in the Greater Toronto Area and you feel like doing some digging, the guys behind The Downtown Record

In what’s turning out to be an annual affair, this Geeks&Beats podcast recording was conducted at the Downtown Record Show

This Sunday, Michael Hainsworth and I will take our Beats&Geeks podcast recording session to the Downtown Record Show, which is

We’ve really been able to up the level of our guests. Sting still hasn’t made an appearance–we’re snubbing him–but so

In a first in the long and storied history of the G&B media empire, we took our show on the

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