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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 924: The History of Portable Music, Part 1

One of the many great things about music is that we can enjoy it anywhere. Everyone has a smartphone and

A quick search online for “cassettes” will uncover some results about how the format is making a comeback. Hell, the

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] One night while trying something other than endlessly doomscrolling for stories about

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Let me be clear from the outset: I do not like

On Monday (April 19), the US Supreme Court refused to hear appeals on a federal law that would see a

Back in February, Lou Ottens died at the age of 94. If you’ve ever made an old-school mixtape, you owe

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] People of a certain vintage couldn’t help feel a twinge of sad

This gives new meaning to the term “dirty money.” We’re number one! We’re number one! CA-NA-DA! Yay. And ew. Moving

We are very, very deep into the digital era when it comes to music. Virtually every song we could ever

The recorded music industry has gone through a ton of changes in its 100+-year history. This visualization illustrates some of

Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news

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