House Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Kurt Cobain’s last house has been sold for the first time in 23 years

In January 1994, flush with money from the sales of Nevermind, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love plunked down US$1.48 million

Three Republican Senators voted with Democrats and Independents to pump the breaks on net neutrality changes. However, the victory, sweet

Slash might be an incredibly talented musician but he hasn’t been able to sell his house. The Guns N’ Roses

House music? Not my thing, if I’m honest. This guy feels the same way about house and just about every

Yes, THAT house. The home where Ian hanged himself in the kitchen sometime in the evening of May 18, 1980.

Looks like a nice place: 8,000 square feet, six bedrooms, landscaped grounds. It’s going for $4.3 million USD. More at

Yes, people danced all through the punk and New Wave years, but or many people, New Order’s “Blue Monday” was

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