Indie Rock Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Strokes

When I was in London in the summer of 2001, I made my usual trip to the original Rough Trade

When I was in London in the summer of 2001, I made my usual trip to the original Rough Trade

A few years back, I was rooting around for something I could play on the back patio for a BBQ

Today is one of my favourite days of the year. This long weekend signals the unofficial start of summer in

At the end of the 90s, rock music was deep in the doldrums. Fans were genuinely worried about its future.

Cameron Gordon over at Completely Ignored as a new graphic for us. Where have American indie rock artists placed on

The conclusion of our four-parter on the history of indie rock will look at everything that’s happened in the 90s

On part three, we’ll look at the strides indie rock made towards widespread recognition and respect in the 80s, thanks

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

Some time ago, I sat in on a talk by producer Steve Lillywhite who went off on a jag about the importance

It was a rough weekend for both of the bull terriers. They both got terribly skunked on Friday night. If

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