Red Hot Chili Peppers Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

No, it’s not your imagination. Concert tickets are WAY more expensive this summer.

After a couple of years of being sidelined by the COVID pandemic, the live music industry has roared back to

Think you know everything about the Red Hot Chili Peppers? How about these little nuggets? (1) Flea is a beekeeper.

Between albums and tours, musicians often look for a way to pick up a few extra dollars. Flea of the

Back in 1984, Keanu Reeves worked for the CBC and did a report on a teddy bear convention. There’s video,

It’s been well over a month since we heard the awful news that Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins died in

Unlimited Love, the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album, is long. Again. This is a trend that goes back to

John Frusciante has been in and out as the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers a couple of times.

If you are a cat owner, you’ll be pleased to read this. Dog owners should skip directly to music news

Is…is that body paint? More here.

Another tribute to Taylor Hawkins, this time from his buddy Chad Smith. You may tear up.

I have a very long plane trip coming up on Thursday–in economy, of course. This shows how I’ll try to

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 […]
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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