Music Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Can you separate a musician’s art from their bad behavior IRL?

Cancel culture continues to be a contentious thing. What’s your opinion when a musician does (or is at least accused

Quick: Name an album released in 2021 that will go down in history as an all-time classic. Other than Adele’s

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Like you, Omicron has bummed me out. Just as we thought things were

Restaurants might be reopening and bands might be starting to tour again, but members of the music industry and its

Ever wondered what kind of music might someday be made in space? Wonder no more: A Spanish instrument designer has

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Imagine what it must have been like at the turn of

Kevin Farmer knows the importance of holding a steady beat. As the drummer for Mountain Head and Grale, he’s used

The Taliban hates music. As it roles across Afghanistan in the vacuum created by the withdrawal of American troops, jihadis

Scientists love to study the effect of music on the brain. For evolutionary reasons unknown, our brains seem to be

This summer, billions of cicadas are emerging from their 17-year existence underground to send a great buzz over much of

I actually feel shame posting this. but I know it’s going to make a lot of people laugh out loud.

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