Purple Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Stone Temple Pilots release an expanded 25th-anniversary edition of the Purple album

I recall being rather shocked the day when Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple came into the radio station in the spring

There is now an official shade of purple that will be forever linked to Prince. The Pantone Colour Institute, the

Two things before we begin: No one reads the end user license agreements of anything. When faced with a form

I like all these songs. No April Fool’s crap from me. Thanks to Mediazoic for the hosting. SWMRS, “Drive North,”

Every Friday for the last four years or so, I’ve published a playlist of 11 brand new songs that caught

I remember when Purple first arrived at the radio station ahead of its June 7, 1994, release. We were expecting

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