Jonny Greenwood Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 942: The story of the electric guitar, part 3

In assessing the popular music of the last half of the 20th century, rock music was undeniably king. It was

The nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards were announced this morning (February 8, full list here) and both Radiohead’s Jonny

Wow. What a way to go. Now we review music news for January 29, 2021. Can opera lessons help long

What, exactly, is a guitar hero? Yes, yes, it’s a video game that vaguely simulates playing a real guitar. What

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

This year, February 19 is a stat holiday where I live, so please excuse the later-than-usual posting. We’ll be back

In hindsight, we should have expected Radiohead to slip some kind of Easter egg into the reissue of OK Computer

Jonny Greenwood is always looking for new challenges. His latest project is with the London Contemporary Orchestra on a live

On this day in 1974, pitcher Tommy John underwent the first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery. It is forever more

Mount Vesuvius blew its top on this day in 79. Poor Pompei. Now, an awkward segue into music news. Bon

Happy birthday, Eugenie Bouchard! You’re 20! The tao and wisdom of Kurt Cobain. Apparently we’re going to get some unreleased

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 […]
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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 […]
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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