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Ongoing History Daily: The missed Clash reunion

The end of the Clash began late in the summer of 1983 when Joe Strummer fired Mick Jones. Joe was

One of the greatest Clash songs of all time is “Rock the Casbah” from the band’s 1982 album, Combat Rock.

If you’re into vinyl records, here’s something that you might want to investigate. You know that space near the centre

Before we get into music news for May 17, 2022, break your brain here. Russian hackers tried to get into

They’re called Beton and have covered “London Calling” with The Clash’s blessing and endorsement. Proceeds will go to FURM, the

What is the best rock’n’roll photograph you’ve ever seen? What picture from the whole of music history best captures the

Joe Strummer will forever be known as the main voice of the Clash. He continues to live on as an

The Clash was one of the greatest rock’n’roll bands of all time. Unfortunately, they just sort of faded away after

When it comes to releasing an album, most artists are fine with something of a standard length, something that can

The Clash never really formally broke up. They just kind of…evaporated sometime in 1986 with no official announcement or farewell.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other

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