violence Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Survivors of concert violence never hear music the same again

Most of us will (hopefully) never have to endure a gig where there’s a shooting, a bombing or some other

Music can inspire and invigorate. It can also be used to inflict harm and even kill. The New Yorker takes

A bad earthquake struck Vancouver Island 70 years ago today. They’re still waiting for their Big One. And now in

How many times have you been to a place of music only to have a pat-down, your bags searched and

As production values go, “Fuiste Mia” (“You Were Mine”) by Mexican-American singer Gerardo Ortiz is pretty polished. It’s the subject

The history of Compton is littered with stories, bodies and music. This ongoing series is looking at Compton today viaNoisey.

Manchester is revered as a breeding ground for punk in the 1970’s. The working class town was ready to explode

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