Kraftwerk Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 4: Alt-Dance

Dancing is as old as the human race. As soon as we came down from the trees and started walking

We now have a list of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2021. The name I’m

This universe is just too big for us to be completely alone. But how can we let any extraterrestrial life

Florian Schneider, who co-founded the uber-influential Kraftwerk with Ralf Hutter in 1970, has died at the age of 73. His

Marsquakes! Cool! Switching now to music news for February 26, 2020… The major labels are now hauling in over US$1

There have been many, many times over the last one hundred years when technology has changed the way we make

The end of July already? Have any stores set up their Christmas displays yet? If not, it won’t be long.

As a frequent business traveler, I’ve noticed a trend where hotel and airport restaurants are starting to serve breakfast (i.e.

Because it’s Monday, you’re probably looking to kill some time by watching this guy play Korn with, er, corn. Why

What could be funny about a Teutonic electronic act that specialized in deliberating de-humanizing music through synthesizers and robots? Nothing,

Canada’s back at work today–mostly–while America has the day off. Yet there’s still music news for July 4… Justin Bieber

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