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

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 919: Hobbies and non-musical passions of rock stars

What do you do for fun? I’m talking about hobbies, pastimes, and other things you do just for you, away

The CBC carried an article To retire or to reinvent, that is the question for aging rock stars, which has

If you look at the world of pop and hip-hop, the majority of performers are close to the same age

Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The

[Here’s my weekly column for Global News. – AC] In July 2015, I flew to Las Vegas to see Rush at the

Everyone likes before and after pictures, right? VintageEveryday.com has this gallery of rock stars that compare photos of them as

Once upon a time, rock stars did horrible things when left to their own devices. Trashing hotel rooms. Driving cars

The Lonely Vagabond passes on some interesting thoughts about where we’re going to get our rock stars of the future.

I get it. You’re such a diehard fan of a particular artist that you feel the need to permanently mark

It was pre-AIDS. Hep C wasn’t that prevalent. Herpes was still a niche disease. Sure there was the clap, syphilis,

Would you recognize this guy on the street if he didn’t have his makeup on? Click in the image 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 […]
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