Rome Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: The mysterious instrument known as the “lituus.”

Bored with traditional guitar/bass/drums arrangements for rock? Then maybe you need the Lituus. This was an eight-foot trumpet-like instrument that

Unable to sleep earlier this week, I started surfing through the channels and ran across the multi-part HBO series on

Think back to all the concerts you’ve ever been to and try and remember which one was the loudest. Chances

The modern concept of a “teenager” didn’t really exist until the 1950s. Until then, you were either a child or

Don’t let these stories slip under your radar: There’s trouble with the Freddie Mercury bio-pic. The director has pulled

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