Plagiarism Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Monday, August 8, 2022

Muse’s Matt Bellamy says disasters don’t excite him anymore. Wait–what? Roger Waters dug himself into a pretty deep hole when

There are exactly 12 notes on the Western musical scale. There’s a finite number of ways they can be put

Why does this groundbreaking sex robot speak with a Glasgow accent? Ponder that as we look at music news for

Beware: I’m about to defend Mariah Carey’s music. I know, right? Like many millions around the planet, I detest the

Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is the most-streamed song in the history of Spotify and has made Ed and his

No more Botox and Cialis for Russians. That means sanctions that will result in wrinkles and ED. Ouch. Moving on

One of the most insane accusations of plagiarism we’ve seen is the accusation that Katy Perry ripped off a rapper

Some idiots have been going to see The Batman and releasing live bats during the screening. Please don’t do that.

It finally happened. I had an order of chicken wings and every single one on was the bad part (i.e.

People love to point out songs that sound a little too much like other songs. This video (via Stephen) takes

Getting my second shot today! AstraZenca + Pfizer, which is supposed to turn me into Spider-Man. Or The Hulk. I

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