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Meanwhile, back in Florida, a punk promoter is fighting with the governor over vaccines

You might remember a story from late last month of a punk show in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the promoter

Gen Z has taken a break from criticizing skinny jeans and side-parts because they’ve recently discovered that some Eminem lyrics

An email appeared from someone in the Nickelback camp yesterday asking for assistance. Guitarist Ryan Peake found this photo. It’s

Wow. What’s wrong with this picture? Back on Tuesday (February 2), TMZ reported on a video of country star Morgan

Another question from a reader. Can you help out with this Tom Petty question? I just received the Greatest Hits

If it seems that Christmas music has started up earlier than usual this year, it’s not your imagination. And the

I once read that “every generation has a biological right to believe that the music of their youth is the

If you’ve noticed that you’re moving into your Grandpa Simpson years when it comes to the appreciateion of music, you

Well, that does it. If GWAR says it, it must be true. I’ll be over here making a martini with

The Daily Mail headline reads “Ex-wife of bass player in well-known three-member band will get half of his £10m fortune

The CBC carried an article To retire or to reinvent, that is the question for aging rock stars, which has

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