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Another look at this question: “Is old music killing new music?”

Much has been written about the less-than-stellar quality of today’s music, especially in regards to current pop music (including me).

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. The blowback has already begun–but hear me out. – AC] On warm summer nights,

Over the past few weeks, I’ve run across a number of articles that contend that today’s music sucks. (See here,

Over the last few days, I’ve seen a number of articles and videos published/posted by people very critical of the

I’m not gonna lie. There’s a lot–and I mean a LOT–of contemporary music that just doesn’t do anything for me.

Like the guy in this video, I get a lot of people telling me they miss the old days of

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Wisdom is supposed to come with age, but so do certain

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] It started with David Bowie on Jan. 10, 2016, and before

The latest Charismatic Voice video (aka opera singer Elizabeth Zharof) gets a lot of traffic by critiquing non-opera song that

I know, I know. The grief is still unbearable and the healing hasn’t even begun to take hold. Hell, we

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