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All those John Hughes movie soundtrack songs have been compiled into an upcoming box set

Some of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time came with the films of John Hughes. Pretty in Pink. The

Monty Norman passed away this week at the age of 94. If you don’t recognize the name, don’t feel bad

If you’ve finished Danny Boyles Pistols miniseries on Disney+ (if you haven’t, I recommend it), you might be interested in

Jack Antonoff is one of the most successful songwriters and producers around these days, having worked with everyone from Lorde

If you don’t understand GWAR, move along, This story isn’t for you. If you do appreciate what they’ve done, then

After countless movies based on The Addams Family, Rob Zombie has come to the rescue of the other monster family

Beavis and Butt-Head, Mike Judge’s metal-loving meatheads, will return with a movie on Paramount+ on June 23. Has really been

Jack White has always had something of an acting bug. That’s him doing that James Bond theme with Alicia Keyes.

Bowie is one of those artists that just keeps on giving. Just when you think you know everyone about his

One of the more outrageous record industry characters was Neil Bogart, the head of Casablanca Records. The label’s glory days

There was a time when movie soundtracks were the lifeblood of the recorded music industry. The LP record, which was

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