Ice Cream Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The ice cream truck that offers only “metal and disappointment.”

The sounds of the ice cream truck are absent in my neighbourhood this year, probably due to the whole COVID-19

Queen Victoria has been dead since 1901, but we’re eternally grateful for this May holiday. She was actually born on

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

There’s waaaaaaay too much music out there. No one can keep up with the flood of new releases, so we turn

Blur announced that The Magic Whip, their first album in more than a decade, will be out April 27. And

The Beatles’ last performance was held on this day in 1969 on the roof of Apple Records in London. Rush’s

Why don’t Larry and Adam have cool names like “Edge” and “Bono?” Good question. Let’s ask. Post by U2. Now

Item 1: Jack White’s Lazeratto debuted at #1 on the Canadian album charts with 14,000 units and in the US

Yes, it’s a solution in search of a problem, but anything involving ice cream can’t be all bad, can it?

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