The Joshua Tree Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

35 years ago today, U2 released The Joshua Tree

If you’re of a certain vintage, you’ll remember U2’s march to glory in the early 80s. They were interesting with

U2 is one of those bands that fans may only like one particular album in their career or a particular

On March 9, 1987, a little more than ten years after a bunch of kids met up in a Dublin

“Red Hill Mining Town” is often cited as a fan favourite from The Joshua Tree. Oddly, though, the band has

The 30th anniversary of the release of U2’s The Joshua Tree was Thursday, March 9. This past Sunday (March 12),

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 […]
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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 […]
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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