Peter Gabriel Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 923: Studio stories with David Botrill

The new season (the 29th!) of The Ongoing History of New Music begins! Long before I started doing this for

It’s Memorial Day in the US but music news never sleeps, you know? Here’s what’s happening for May 31, 2021.

What’s with the UFOs over Canada? Keep your eyes on the skies! Here’s music news for April 22, 2021. Has

“Biko,” the story of the death of South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko, first appeared on Peter Gabriel’s third album,

Using emojis just got more complicated. It’s why I avoid them entirely. On to music news for February 16, 2021.

How would this piece of memorabilia look on your shelf? Now let’s consider music news for July 21, 2020. Coronavirus

Peter Gabriel–yes, THAT Peter Gabriel–was in Toronto Wednesday for an appearance at Enterprise World 2019, hosted by software giant Open

On this day in 1946, the first bikini–yes the bathing suit–went on sale. As for music news on July 5,

August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news

Even though it’s over 30 years old. Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” is a delight to watch. Unfortunately, most of us have

Today is the 50th anniversary of the start of the first-ever Special Olympics. It was held in Mexico City. As

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