Russia Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Meanwhile back in Ukraine, this guy was part of the Eurovision winners. Now he’s off to war.

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra was the big winner in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (details here). And now after all the

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the biggest social media war we’ve seen to date. All the social media networks are

The members of Pussy Riot have been poking Vladimir Putin in the eye with a stick for years. For their

The number of artists who are pledging some kind of support for Ukraine during this insane unprovoked invasion by Russia

The sinking of the Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva by a couple of Ukrainian Neptune missiles is seen as a

The fog of war, etc. But whatever works.(Via Tom)

A big special was broadcast on ITV in the UK last night. So far, £13.4 million (CAD$22 million) has been

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca . AC] The strength and resolve of the people of Ukraine in their fight

A few weeks after closing its Russian offices, Spotify has announced that it’s suspending its freemium service in the country

Like many Ukrainians, the members of a band called Antytila have picked up arms and are now fighting against the

Viberate, a company based in London and Slovenia, spends all its time tracking the popularity of artists and songs on

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