ROCKthusiast Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Celebrate Led Zeppelin’s 50th Anniversary with a Custom Playlist

Led Zeppelin, the eponymous debut album from the former “New Yardbirds” that redefined blues rock while acting as a precursor

What do you get for the dude who has absolutely everything on their milestone 50th birthday? How about a know-it-all

I made it my resolution to curate as many #GetAnEarful playlists as possible for A Journal of Musical Things in

That was quite the past 12 months, wasn’t it? I gotta admit, there were days I didn’t think any of

[This comes via occasional contributor Gilles LeBlanc. Follow him at @rockthusiast. The gig poster was designed by Sara Deck. All

By Gilles Leblanc The Greater Toronto Area is a market that sure loves music festivals. From the Rock and Roll

If you’d had a chance to see Jack White on his last couple of tours, your eyes were drawn stage

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