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How much would The Beatles catalogue sell for?

The last year featured dozens of stories about big companies snapping up song catalogues from heritage artists. (Here’s a running

You may have seen stories about a US$2.5 million lawsuit filed by the Jesus and Mary Chain against their former

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. It could be the last word on Trump and music. But you never

Bob Dylan is one of the most important and influential figures in music, full stop, period. But at 79 years

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Word came down last week that The Killers, one of the

Sorry for the legal talk, but I feel the need to address things because I get so many emails about

Let’s be very, very clear. There is no legal way to include music in podcasts. Trust me. I’ve spoken to

Wait. What? Damoen Riehl and Noah Rubin have set out to catalogue and copyright every single melody that’s musically and

About ten days ago, the Geeks&Beats podcast I host with Michael Hainsworth received a takedown notice from Universal Music, alleging

Look at it this way: Winter is now one-third over. Here’s music news for January 22, 2020. Weekly Canadian music

I’ve always been fascinated by lawsuits that allege one artist infringed upon/plagiarized the work of another. Most such accusations used

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