Dubai Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Miss the KISS 2020 Goodbye concert? Check it out here.

KISS performed an insanely big New Year’s Eve show in Dubai, one that set at least two world records. First,

Dubai has some of the wildest architecture anywhere in the world. That now includes a building called The Pad. Designed

First, you should know when I say “sun” I mean 45 C heat. And “sand” means desert. Millions and million

Time to leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur where the Yellow Shirts and the Red Shirts are battling each other in

From this week’s PopBitch newsletter: Remember that disastrous gigAmyWinehouse had in Dubai in 2011? The one everyone blamed on the

Three retro items: 1. Anyone remember the time David Bowie was on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson? (Via Diffuser)

If you live in Canada, we’re now past Tax Freedom Day. You’re done paying the government. Theoretically. Ticketmaster has a

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