Post-punk Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 917: The Post-Punk Explosion part 6: Ska

Every once in a while, music enters a period of flux where the direction of everything is, to put it

On April 10, 1815, a volcano erupted in the central part of the Indonesian archipelago. Mount Tambora blew up, ejecting

Dancing is as old as the human race. As soon as we came down from the trees and started walking

By the time we got to the mid-70s, rock had become sufficiently organized so that there were rules. You did

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

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

The people behind the British post office seem to be most amenable to celebrating musical history. Here, for example, is

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

After decades of looking at everyone else’s shiny things, it’s good to see that Canada is finally decided to document

Well, they may look like this. More at The Curious Brain.. (Via Andrew)

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