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Ongoing History: Rock book on eating on the road

One of the more unusual reference books I have on my shelf is one from Franz Ferdinand singer, Alex Kapranos.

Let’s journey to the tiny African nation of Lesotho where some vicious gang warfare is going on. One of the

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

The live Tragically Hip album is called Live Between Us and there’s a great story about the origin of the

Storing audio for long, long periods of time isn’t as easy as we once thought. For example, about a dozen

Johnny Cash was in the twilight of both his career and his life when producer Rick Rubin became determined to

Jack White didn’t set out to be a rock star. As the tenth of ten children in a devout Detroit

When a band first comes together, there’s little expectation that this could become a long-term endeavor. Being a professional musician

Here’s a disturbing story about fan violence. Jon Moreland was a 38-year-old mixed-up guy from the Los Angeles who went

Now that vinyl is a big deal again, you may run across something known as a “picture disc”—a 12″ LP

If there’s one thing you can say about the Beastie Boys is that they’ve all lived in some interesting places.

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 […]
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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