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Apple Music now has 100 million tracks available on-demand

In the Before Times when record stores ruled the earth, even the biggest record store might have 100,000 titles in

The buzziest tech in audio right now is Dolby ATMOS, a spatial audio format that gives listeners an immersive 3D

I’ve got subscription fatigue. It’s a different kind of Long Covid, one that has its roots in the months of

If you’re of a certain age, chances are you’ll remember using Winamp as your digital music player/ripper on a desktop

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

Love this kid. Way to go! And now let’s transition to music news for May 27, 2022. Surprise! Ted Nugent

Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from

This guy is doing stand-up in a Ukrainian bomb shelter. Laughter in the face of adversity, you know? Now some

Musicians continue to be extremely vocal in their opposition to Putin’s insane invasion of Ukraine. In the case of the

When it comes to the attention given to the various streaming platforms, most of the oxygen is taken up by

THIS IS THE BEST NEWS EVER! Fox is bringing an animated version of Bloom County to TV! Long live Opus

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