Metallica Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

This is odd: Metal and rock songs played on unusual instruments

Clever. I wonder how many takes it took to get this right?

If you know anything about Brazil, you’ll know that those people LOVE their metal. Nothing comes between those people and

This doomsday alarm clock would want me to stay in bed with the covers over my head. Then how would

I gotta get me one of these anti-Putin pro-Ukraine t-shirts. And this one is cool, too. (Via Oreo). Now let’s

There are some people who just can’t get along. The tension could be the result of politics, religion, philosophies, property,

When Metallica finished up their “black” album, no one was really sure if the record was going to be a

There’s a holiday for everything. January 28 is National Kazoo Day in the US. This may be the definitive version

The human body is a remarkably good piece of construction. It has its quirks and shortcomings–have you looked at how

Metallica and Tool are using COVID-sniffing dogs on their tours. And here’s Tool rehearsing for their upcoming tour. The COVID

Have you noticed more road rage these days? Some people have. Keep that in mind after you browse through music

Warning: This cannot be unseen. OH GOD! MY EYES! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, WHY WOULD YOU

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