Ongoing History Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Bob Moses clarifications

Even though they’ve had more than a couple of hits, a lot of people don’t realize a couple of things

One of the most iconic video images of the 1990s was the Bee Girl, the start of Blind Melon’s “No

Here are some things you might not know about Franz Ferdinand: (1) Singer Alex Kapranos met guitarist Nick McCarthy at

Before he formed the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was in, of course, Nirvana. But what did he do before he

Nice! The Ongoing History of New Music Podcast has been nominated for a Canadian Podcast Award in the category of

Artists are always looking for inspiration when it comes to writing songs. Here’s something that Rivers Cuomo of Weezer did

Most people view Metric is a Canadian band. And that’s true. The group is based in Canada. But that’s only

Music piracy still exists, but it isn’t the problem that it used to be. But let me quote this: ‘Canadian

For the longest time, the sounds of rock were made with voice, guitars, bass, drums, and keyboards like piano and

Getting in and out of foreign countries can be one of the biggest hassles any musician will ever face. Radiohead

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

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