The Cult Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 916: The Post-Punk Explosion part 5: Goth

On April 10, 1815, a volcano erupted in the central part of the Indonesian archipelago. Mount Tambora blew up, ejecting

Ian Astbury of the Cult has always been a reasonably intense rock’n’roll sort of guy. He was known to cause

I love this guy. Over to music news for October 10, 2019. Think you’ve got father issues? Read this about

Happy birthday, America. A good day for a military parade, I hear. Here’s what’s making music news on July 4,

How does Billy Duffy get those guitar noises for songs like “She Sells Sanctuary,” “Rain” and “Fire Woman?” This Ernie

After going through several hundred new releases over the past week, here are the eleven that tweaked my interest the

Powerhouse indie label Dine Alone Records has just released the 2016 edition of their annual summer sampler. It features 26

Back in the routine yet? No? Maybe this selection of fresh hand-picked tunes will help. Mediazoic takes care of the

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