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Music Cities Summit returning to CMW in Toronto May 12

With legendary and locally beloved venues closing at a dispiriting pace just as more bands are popping up, Toronto has

March 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Austin, SXSW

If you’ve been following the news, two people in Austin, Texas, have been killed as the result of anonymous parcel bombs

A little over five years ago, Ian Astbury told me something remarkable. “I was just in Austin for SXSW and

On this day in 1973, Elvis Presley’s live broadcast from a Hawaii set a record for the most-watched show ever

If you’ve been watching the mysterious countdown on the Foo Fighters website, you’ve probably wondered what’s it’s counting down to.

We don’t know much about this other than he calls himself Drama. Damn, he’s good. (Via Holy Kaw)

Do NOT set foot on the lawn of Butthole Surfer drummer King Coffey. He works very hard to keep his

The driver under arrest for mowing down people at SXSW on Wednesday night, killing two and injuring 22, was himself

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 […]
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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