Vangelis Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Vangelis, the electronic composer who help take things mainstream with the Chariots of Fire theme, has died

His full name was Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou but the world knew him as Vangelis, the composer of electronic music. Born

If you’re at all interested in the story behind the song, rising Youtube star Noah of Polyphonic drops by the

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (Yes, America, we do things differently up here.) And now the music news for October 9.

I have to take one of the bull terriers to the dentist today for her annual cleaning. This is gonna

Cineplex’s annual coast-to-coast festival begins today and runs until the 9th. The Flashback Film Fest brings movie fans their favourite movies,

Now that we’re into the fourth quarter–the biggest release period of the year–the new tracks are coming in by the

I’m happy to report that both granddogs are getting along well with my parents who are visiting for the first

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