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

Ongoing History Daily: Concert tragedies

The deaths earlier this month at the Astroworld Festival are not the first at a music festival. We can go

My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about

Again, the traffic numbers from these videos stun me. But who am I to judge? Behold this week’s Sunday Lunch

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier is now 13. She’s a little hung over from the party but otherwise fine.

Nandi Bushell currently holds the title of the most adorable 10-year-old musical prodigy. Her latest post is a tribute to

“Hope I die before I get old?” Not these folks. Rage, rage against the dying of the light! And it

[Photographer Andrei Chlytchkov got up nice and close to The Who when they performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto

And how are we after St. Patrick’s Day? I wonder what absenteeism is like today. Ponder that as we go

Whenever anyone asks me what I think is the best rock song of all time, I always say the same

While not the first of its kind, Woodstock was a legendary event even before the first notes were played. Next

September 11 is always a difficult date. It’s even more difficult when it falls on a Tuesday, just like 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