Shakira Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

These rock stars are using offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes

Rock stars trying to avoid paying taxes? What do you think? You may have heard about the Pandora Papers, an

Shakira was walking with her son through a park in Barcelona when the trouble struck. Two wild boars came out

On “vacation” again for the next week, but that doesn’t mean the music news stops, does it? Here’s what’s happening

Had a bad day at work this week? Not as bad as this guy. Let’s move over to music news

A day off in London. I’ve been sitting at cafes listening to people bitch about Brexit. I’d rather deal with

Hang in there. The days will start getting longer again really, really soon. Meanwhile, distract yourself from the darkness with

It was fifty-one years ago today that the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper in North America. It had come out the

Gin is evil. That’s all I’m going to say about that. Let’s concentrate on music news for January 23, 2018,

Be honest. You do NOT want to be at work today, yet here you are. Why not burn away some

Trust in politicians, corporations, banks, sports figures, the church and the media has gone off a cliff over the last

First, The Hoff (who’s big in Germany) appears in this ad that promotes the German side. Now, here’s Shakira extolling

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