Heavy Metal Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Confirmed: The finalists for the Heavy Metal Knitting World Championship. Wait–what?

Oh, those Finns. After spending so much of the year in darkness, summer brings long days and interesting ways of

How confident is the UK government that they’ve got the pandemic under control? They’ve approved casual sex. Transitioning now to

It’s just like it sounds: competitors engaged in competitive knitting to the sounds of metal music. Sadly, COVID is forcing

It’s the age-old question: Why do people love heavy metal? In particular, psychologists are trying to determine why people like

If you have eight minutes to spare, take a look at this fast-talking, fast-drawing video from 12Tone about the origins

August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news

Earlier today, SpaceX, Tony Stark’s Elon Musk’s company, launched the biggest and most powerful private sector rocket ever conceived, with

There have been many Iron Maiden-branded products, from beer to soccer balls to cuff links to 747-400s. Strangely, though, there’s never

Have you ever wondered why heavy metal singers can scream for hours on end, but other singers lose their voices

There’s a little power metal band in the States that is obsessed with Elon Musk. They’re named Raptor Command and they call themselves

Winter still has a couple of months to go and no one wants cold feet. Why not invest in 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