Manchester Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Who wants to join me for a rock tour of Manchester and Liverpool this spring? Here are all the details.

Back in 2018, I led a week-long tour of rock’n’roll landmarks through London. We visited everything from Abbey Road to

The trouble with trying to follow the goings-on of the Trump administration is that as soon as new salacious allegations

Can you imagine if Jack White were paid royalties every time a soccer crowd chanted “Seven Nation Army?” (He gets

Jet lag is real. I’m still so dizzy from the time change (12 time zones!) that I’m not even sure

Most of us will (hopefully) never have to endure a gig where there’s a shooting, a bombing or some other

Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back in Anger” has become an anthem for the city of Manchester in the months following the

I can’t seem to get the theme song of Curb Your Enthusiasm out of my head. And now you can’t

Dammit, Microsoft! You updated Skype and now I have to update a bunch of other stuff to make it work

Notice how more people are referring to Donald Trump as “45” instead of “President Trump?” No? Watch for it. And

This is a weird day for business. In Canada, it’s a long weekend. In the US, it’s a gap day

Which is the most depressing show on TV: The Leftovers or The Handmaid’s Tale? And now, the music news for

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