Pandemic Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Noise and the pandemic

The last couple of years have been really hard on everyone. We’ve all spent more time at home than we’ve

Because of the pandemic, I’ve had the same twenty-dollar in my bill for over a year now and there’s a

The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it really difficult for everyone, including musicians who lost their ability to tour and

The past 18 months or so have been really tough on everyone’s mental health, including artists of all stripes. Not

This is not an early April Fool’s Day prank: A new in-person, live, outdoor theatre event is happening on April

It kinda ticks all the boxes, doesn’t it?

A “smart mask?” Yep. Here’s why you might want to consider one. Study: We need more women in recording studios.

We’re quickly approaching a full year since in-person concerts stopped abruptly, without warning — and for who knows how much

Music Canada, the organization that represents the interests of this country’s recorded music industry, recently conducted a survey on how

If you’ve been getting creative and working out at home during this (good grief will it ever end) pandemic, newly

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

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