Suicide Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Here’s a music conspiracy that may be new to you: Trump supporters “silenced” Chester Bennington

Chester Bennington’s 2017 suicide sent ripples throughout pop culture. We’re still feeling it. It was well known that Chester had

No Doubt was formed by Eric Stefani, Gwen’s brother, just before Christmas 1986. The singer at the time was a

When Kurt Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994, he’d already been lying in that room above a carriage

When the toxicology report came back after Chris Cornell’s suicide in May 2017, it revealed that he had a cocktail

I’m not a fan of Halloween, but I do like a good scare from things like movies, novels, and even

This story drips with both goodness and irony. Christina Settanni was driving in Orlando when she passed a young man

Sometime on April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain, who had walked away from a rehab facility in LA four days earlier,

At first, there was nothing particularly special about Friday, April 8, 1994. I came to work at the radio station

The suicides and needless deaths keep coming. Just last week, Huntress lead singer Jill Janus took her own life after

Had a bad day? Some sad music might be just the thing to help you feel better. But what should

Vicky Cornell appeared on Dr. Oz last week to discuss Chris’ suicide, including his behavior during Soundgarden’s last show. It

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