Punk Rock Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Did the KGB use punk rock to try to destabilize the West? Let’s look at this conspiracy theory.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other

Bad Religion isn’t going anywhere. Four decades after hitting the scene in LA, the punk band is kicking ass and

The above image is from Ken Chinn’s AKA Mr. Chi Pig’s last-ever interview with BeatRoute Magazine, and pretty much says

Micah Schnabel is an optimist. Fiercely. He believes that the world can be a beautiful, loving place. We just have

Back in May 2018, I led a great group of people to London for a tour of the city’s rock

Ah, bollocks – Pete Shelley is gone. An apparent heart attack at only 63 years old. If you were to

The rainbow flag of gay pride was first flown in San Francisco on this day in 1978. And as for

Thirty-two years ago today there was a massive tornado outbreak that hit areas around Barrie, Ontario. It was bad. As

Before CanCon required a certain amount of Canadian music be played on the airways, punk and alt rock musicians did

If you’re into 90s/2000s punk revival, you’ve probably heard something that’s come out of Fat Wreck Chords. The influential California

I just missed the original punk rock explosion of the 1970s, so my experience with what actually happened is somewhat

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