William Shatner Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

William Shatner critiques impressions of himself

William Shatner has a new album called Bill coming out shortly, a record he refers to as “autobiographical.” Leading up

William Shatner is 90 years old but has zero intention of slowing down. He appeared in a movie earlier this

It’s always time for Star Trek. Let’s begin with these ST: TOS scenes set to William Shatner’s cover of Pulp’s

Toaster broke this morning. Any recommendations for a new one? Think about that as I present music news for March

William Shatner’s recording career goes back to 1968. Since then he’s (a) mashed up popular songs and Shakespearean dialogue, (b)

William Shatner has been making records since the classic The Transformed Man from 1968. (Listen to some highlights here.) There

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

About 15 years ago, William Shatner (with help from Ben Folds), had something of a hit with his version of

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] In the pantheon of most-ridiculed albums of all time is William

Tuning through satellite radio channels the other day, I chanced upon the season’s first play of Mariah Carey’s “All I

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