Invasion Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Eurovision winners Ukraine auction off their trophy to raise money for their country’s army

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra was the big winner in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest earlier this month. The group had to

The anti-Putin songs keep coming and will be with us for decades. Oreo has uncovered a couple more, including this

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the biggest social media war we’ve seen to date. All the social media networks are

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Ukraine has really knocked the hell out of the big bad Russian bear, much to the shock of one Vladimir

The fog of war, etc. But whatever works.(Via Tom)

One of Robin Williams’ most memorable roles was that of Adrian Cronauer, an Armed Forces Radio DJ who entertained American

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca . AC] The strength and resolve of the people of Ukraine in their fight

A few weeks after closing its Russian offices, Spotify has announced that it’s suspending its freemium service in the country

With Putin’s Russia awash in fake news and propaganda about its war in Ukraine (which is going very, very badly;

In what is a career-limited move (and perhaps a one-way ticket to a gulag), Zemfira, a major rock star in

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