Gen X Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

If you’re a member of Gen X, the music of your youth is the new classic rock

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back when The Simpsons still offered biting social commentary, season seven

I’m pretty sure it was the music historian Simon Frith who said “Every generation has the biological right to believe

Damn kids. Do they even know what they want? Absolutely. It’s just that they don’t have a lot of loyalty

RAIN had a cool story yesterday about the methods by which Americans are accessing music these days. What makes the

There comes a moment in our lives when we realize that we’re no longer young again. I don’t mean mentally,

You know that photo on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album? That’s a real picture of

Yes, you original Lollapaloozers, time has marched on. Released February 1, 1994 Released March 8, 1994 Released May 10, 1994

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