Layne Staley Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

20 years ago today, Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died

Layne Staley had been in big trouble long before he died. He got deep into heroin addiction, interrupted only briefly

Some facts about Alice in Chains: (1) When he got his first credit card, singer Layne Staley maxed it during

At some point, all of us will shuffle off this mortal coil and join the choir invisible. It doesn’t matter

Had he not drugged himself to death, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley would have turned 50 this coming Tuesday.

A lot of music fans are finding it extremely hard to come to terms with how Chris Cornell met his

It took me a few days to wrap my head around the death of Chris Cornell last Thursday. This is

First, it was Kurt, dead of a shotgun blast to the head. Then it was Layne Staley, who turned into

I’ve completely lost track of what day it is. Wednesday, right? That means there are four more days for the

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