Toronto Maple Leafs Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Justin Bieber has designed a new set of jerseys for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wait–what?

I guess if Drake can align himself with the Toronto Raptors, Justin Bieber can claim the Leafs. If you’ve had

Gawd. Tiger King 2 is coming. This is not a drill. Neither is music news for September 25, 2021. Captain

Hard to believe it’s been nearly five years since we found out about Gord Downie’s cancer diagnosis. Harder still to

If you saw the Leafs-Red Wings game last night, you’ll know that there was a moment of silence for Gord

We’ve come a long way since Delores Claiborne wrote the Hockey Night in Canada theme. For Saturday night’s Toronto Maple

Terry Fox died 35 years ago today. And moving to music news… The Chili Peppers’ The Getaway debuted at #1

Like any Canadian lad, I’ve long wanted to play in the NHL. That dream has finally come true–sort of. Instead

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