Tanya Tagaq Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Sam Roberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie among singers for Secret Path Live

It’s a roster that would make any label giddy, and it’s all in the name of the Gord Downie &

[Another report from correspondent Elisa F.G. – AC] On April 22nd the Regent Theatre in Toronto will be premiering a

Inuk throat singer and Polaris Music Prize winner Tanya Tagaq is a fierce defender and advocate of First Nations traditions,

After weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed

Coming up with a band name can sometimes be even harder than making music. It needs to be memorable and

4-20, yada, yada, yada. And now, the music news for April 20. If you’re a Canadian musician, read this. It

The Prism Prize has returned, setting in motion a process to name the best Canadian music video of the last

There isn’t another music event in Canada that generates as much controversy, praise, bitching, arguing, debate and music discovery as

There’s been an uptick in interest in throat singing since Tanya Tagaq won the Polaris Music Prize for her album

Things were whittled down to the final ten today for the Short List of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. Arcade

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