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How bad is the corona virus in China? There hasn’t been a live music show in the country since late January.

With the corona virus (COVID-19, actually) continuing to spread throughout China, much of the country has effectively shut down. That

Apple knows it needs China so the company is always painfully threading the needle when it comes to their relationship

Beibei, a Chinese rapper also known as Li Jingze, has been having a bad run. As a member of a

As the US and China continue to slap tariffs on each other in a tit-for-tat trade war, a new song

Happy birthday, Twitter! You’re now 13 years old. As for music news on March 21, 2019… The Junos drew almost

On this day in 1899–120 years ago–Bayer registered a trademark for a new painkiller called “Aspirin.” As for music news

Authoritarian governments hate hip-hop. Not only do they not consider it music, but they fear its subversive, disruptive and, well,

Back to work? Or are you taking the rest of the week and starting anew Monday? A bit of both?

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

It was on this day in 1972 that a new thing called “HBO” started broadcasting. As for music news for

When do you have your Thanksgiving dinner? Is it Sunday or Monday? We’re doing ours today so we get a

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