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Ongoing History Daily: Worn out rock’n’roll hips

One part of the body that gives rock stars problems in old age is the hip. The hips can take

If you’re a fan of Florence + The Machine, her are a few things you should probably know. (1) Florence

If there’s one topic that never gets old it’s how bands got their names. White Reaper took their name from

There are a lot of things wrong with Facebook–don’t get me started–but there’s no denying that it can be addictive.

Many words are used to describe various forms of music: grunge, metal, goth, punk. But how about this one: psychedelic?

Before he took over Oasis, leader Noel Gallagher was a guitar roadie for a Manchester band called the Inspiral Carpets.

Here’s a question: why do we call it “pop” music? A little research suggests that the world was first used

When streaming started to take off, there were all kinds of schemes to help preserve CD sales. Drummer Josh Freese

There were three moments when I remembered looking at something in my hand realizing that it was going to change

In 2003, Jet was a new Australian band with a debut album entitled Get Born. The first single was “Are

One of the Black Keys’ best-known songs is “Gold on the Ceiling” from 2011’s El Camino album. But then they

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