Mike Portnoy Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, March 18, 2020

Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give

Like everyone else, musicians are finding ways to occupy themselves during this time of lockdown. Blue Oyster Cult performed this

Mike Portnoy is one of the few drummers in the world who might have been able to keep up with

It’s the future. Time for the first roundup of music news of the new decade. Here’s a list of all

Why not? The Internet was made for this kind of experimentation. (Via Loudwire)

You might remember the video of Mike Portnoy doing his thing on a Hello Kitty drumkit. Now behold Zakk Wylde

Metalheads will know Mike Portnoy for his work with Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Dream Theatre, Twisted Sister, Adrenaline Mob and

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