Woodstock Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: The largest rock concert EVER!

What was the biggest ever crowd at a rock concert? Let’s get the 1969 Woodstock festival out of the way.

Michael Lang was still in his twenties when he promoted Woodstock back in 1969. Not bad for something that became

True or false: Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails once appeared in a movie with Michael J. Fox. True. The

Green Day will never forget their time on stage at Woodstock during the 25th anniversary version of the event in

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

Before we begin, here’s a tutorial on farts. Oh, and Gwyneth Paltrow has a new scented candle. And yes, it’s

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There have been plenty of 50th-anniversary commemorations this summer. The Apollo

On this date in 1953, the CIA and MI6 overthrew the regime in Iran and installing the West-friendly Shah. That

On this day in 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, sold its first transistor radios. When it comes

Why do so many Canadian radio stations insist on giving the temperature in Fahrenheit? Jeezus, we’ve only been metric since

The speaking tour is over–for now, anyway–so I’m flying back home today. Let’s do this again. Meanwhile, here’s some 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