Isolated Tracks Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How good of a rhythm section was Geddy Lee and Neil Peart? This good.

To the untrained ear/non-Rush fan, it sounded like each member of the band was always off doing their own thing.

Rush fans and drummers are still trying to come to terms with the death of Neil Peart. My Instagram feed

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear

John Bonham was one of the most powerful drummers we’ve ever seen. Witness that power with this isolation of his

While any coronavirus news is important, we also need to take a break once in a while. This is one

The Internet is away with isolated tracks from big songs. There are vocal tracks, isolated drums, and standalone bass parts.

Whenever there’s a survey on the greatest guitar riffs of all time, “Layla” from Derek and the Dominos one-and-only album

Note: This week’s podcast was recorded at 10 in the morning as opposed to our more civilized time of 7pm. That

I remember a gang of us all going to see The Who doc The Kids Are Alright when it first

Here’s what Macca did for his mate George Harrison’s song on a big hit from Abbey Road. (Via No Treble)

This collection of isolated guitar tracks from Slash, Eddie Van Halen and Eric Clapton was curated by Open Culture. Read

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