Unfortunate Sonic Coincidence Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Yes, Lorde knows her new song sounds like Primal Scream, BUT…

Lorde’s new single, “Solar Power,” is basically a long build a chorus. And along the way, you might have thought

Not a week goes by without an email that goes something like this: “Don’t you think that [insert name of

Here are a couple of musical terms you may have heard before: (1) Earworm: Those occasions when a clip of

Plagiarism–the act of using someone else’s work without their permission and then passing it off as your own–is serious stuff.

Kelly Clarkson is the latest to find herself being accused of being unoriginal. Two points, though: 1. She didn’t write

Slash’s riff from “Sweet Child O’ Mine” been named one of the best-ever countless times since its release in 1988.

Because of the stupid “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up” trial, everyone is on heightened alert for songs that sound

Every once a while, allegations start flying that a new song by Artist A has ripped off an old song

Let me emphasize this once again: there are are only so many ways we can order the notes of the

The cheeky buggers in One Direction are at it again. After co-opting a chunk of The Who’s “Baby O’Reilly” for

There are only so many ways you can string together the notes on the Western scale to create pleasing music.

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