New Wave Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post Punk Explosion, part 1: New Wave

If you’ve been around long enough, you might fondly remember those special times when you just knew you were in

The use of “New Wave” as a musical descriptor first appeared in the early 70s and eventually became interchangeable with

One of the most useful terms in the history of music is “New Wave.” It’s the catch-all term for the

[More summer encores. New shows begin the weekend after Labour Day. Rest assured, though, I’m already working on them, too.

If you’ve been around long enough, you might fondly remember those special times when you just knew you were in

It’s a face of life that there are periods where everything old is new again. There may be no better

Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored has delivered another graphic bound to revive some long-dormant memories in those who remember the

In the endless parade of “everything old is new again” sounds, there’s an emerging genre that resurrections the production sounds

That headline is 100% accurate. The Lure, a new feature from first-time director Agnieszka Smoczynska, follows the fortunes of two

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

America had a hard time with this thing called “punk,” so the more easily digestible elements were marketed as “New

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