Ricky Gervais Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Before there was “The Office,” there was this band

Ricky Gervais is making loads of money from all the spin-offs of the original version of The Office. There’s also

Crossing borders today with multiple vaccine proofs. Jeezus, this is a weird time. At least music news for December 3,

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It’s a rite of youth to believe that you have what

Or at least his alter-ego David Brent does…

If you were a fan of the original The Office, you’ll remember how David Brent was not only an insufferable

Terry Fox died 35 years ago today. And moving to music news… The Chili Peppers’ The Getaway debuted at #1

David Brent is out of the paper business and is now touring as a singer-songwriter. Prepare to cringe. (Via Larry)

He and his partner are not the most honest radio people, but if they were, there wouldn’t be a movie

Sick of David Bowie news? Too bad. Get over it.In this over-stimulated, information-saturated world, Bowie’s death is Big News on

Time to leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur where the Yellow Shirts and the Red Shirts are battling each other in

Apple Day. Let’s hope they do something about Apple Music. Speaking of music news… Speaking of Apple, new figures say

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