St. Catharines Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Yet another interesting Canadian rock festival has been announced for this summer

With mask mandates coming off and the warm weather approaching, we’re starting to see a flurry of shows, tours, and

I’d expect something like this to happen in the Deep South. This case, however, is very Canadian. Sharon Burns is

Were he still with us, Neil Peart would be celebrating his 69th birthday on Sunday (September 12). Just ahead of

Some concerned citizens and Rush fans Neil Peart’s hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario, continue to work on creating memorial places

A year after Neil died, the city of St. Catharines, the Ontario city where he grew up, continues to work

After an online survey of the public in which 81% agreed with the proposal, a pavilion in Lakeside Park in

The SCENE Music Festival, a fixture of downtown St. Catharines, Ontario, for the last 18 years, has moved up in

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