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Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

Happy Bastille Day! And here’s what’s making music news on July 14. Hardcore Trump supporter Kid Rock says he’s going

This was the day of the great 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles. It wasn’t the Big One, but it

Just got home from Singapore. Now off to Tampa. My dogs REALLY hate me. Barack Obama took time out from

Here’s a handy chart created by darinhq on Reddit (via Altpress) that lists the most common names for metal bands.

In what appears to be an effort by HBO to broaden the cultural appeal of Game of Thrones, they commissioned

There’s plenty of stuff happening today, although most of these items aren’t worth a full post. 1. Alanis Morissette is

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