Eurovision Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Canada will compete in Eurovision 2023. Here’s an example of what we will face. You will be confused.

I completely understand if you have not ever been into the Eurovision Song Contest. After all, it’s way over there,

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra was the big winner in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (details here). And now after all the

As predicted by many of the bookies, Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra topped the voting of the 25 entrants in the 2022

The loudest sound ever heard on Earth was an estimated 310 dB. What could possibly make that much noise? This.

If you need something to worry about today, how about this Planet of the Apes scenario? Maybe skip that and

Nothing to see here. Just a Russian oil oligarch dying from toad poison. Not suspicious at all. Meanwhile, nothing but

“I’m not dead yet!” No kidding. “I’m not dead yet, either!” Oops. Once you shiver at the implications of those

When we watch stories of war on TV, we tend to think that bombs are falling and guns are fighting

Does anyone else find it strange that news networks will show the uncut carnage from Ukraine but if there’s any

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There have been few times in history when so many people have

Eurovision isn’t something most Americans care about, but across the Atlantic, it has been a Certified Big Deal for decades.

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