Kings of Leon Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Eddie Vedder formed a new band to help out Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon were supposed to perform at the Ohana Festival in California but had to pull out when the

Where were you 20 years ago today? If you were around, you’ll remember it as one of the weirdest days

Now THAT’S a knife! Music news for May 1, 2021. Marilyn Manson has been sued for sexual assault and sex

Everyone seems to be diving into the non-fungible token craze, something that’s only going to weirder after Beeple, a visual

If that headline makes no sense to you, stop right now and read this explainer or scroll down to watch

Sometimes I wish I could do this. I can, however, deliver the music news for March 10, 2021. Fascinated by

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Browsing through music stories from the last week, you may have

How much oxygen do we have left? Oh. Think about that when you browse through music news for March 3,

Music is one of those things that can bring families together. Sometimes, that togetherness grows into a business. The Bee

UPDATE: Yeah, The Stones were there, but–well, just read on. St. Barths is an eight-square-mile piece of paradise a ten-minute

Just two more weeks and this clownish US election will be over. If Hillary wins–and that’s what the polls seem

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