Leonard Cohen Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 951: Late bloomers

Look, it’s never too late to follow your dreams. Let me illustrate that with a few inspirational examples. Anna Mary

The story of the vomited false teeth. You read that correctly. If that’s too much for you, skip directly ahead

China says it isn’t building a time machine. Honest. But just in case, let’s get through music news for February

Some people are really into tattoos and other body modifications. But would you have your ears removed so that your

It’s been a tough week–and yes, it’s only been a week–with all this social distancing, self-isolation, and quarantines. All we

When word started coming down about a new Leonard Cohen album there was real buzz. Since his death in 2016

When Leonard Cohen met Marianne Ihlen, she became his muse, and eventually inspired the song “So Long, Marianne.” A new

Please, people: If there’s snow on the hood or roof of your car, sweep it off before you head out

If you follow the crazy that is Kanye West, you’ll remember numerous times that he’s compared himself to Picasso, the

The music news for September 29, 2018, comes directly from my old bedroom at my parents’ house. Marty Balin of the

Each year, the Prism Prize recognizes excellence in Canadian music video production and direction with the winner receiving a cheque

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