Fame Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

A question I get a lot: Why is my favourite band not as famous as I believe they should be?

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] We’ve all been flummoxed by why certain artists, songs and albums

This is London. Much important Beatles work to be done today. Watch this space. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for

Fame can be such an evanescent thing. Most artists come and go, lacking staying power. They suddenly get hot and

Have you ever dreamed of being a rock star? Plenty of real-life stars will be descending on Toronto for NXNE

MIT recently conducted a study on the subject of global fame. What they found was rather interesting. By analyzing such

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