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Ongoing History Daily: Concert tragedies

The deaths earlier this month at the Astroworld Festival are not the first at a music festival. We can go

This could be the most violent and bloody video you will every see in your life. Leon Andrew Razon determined

No, we’re not imagining things. This past year has been especially bad when it comes to losing famous people. A

This has been a horrible year when it comes to losing our heroes. British artist Chris Barker tells the story

This has been a wretched year for losing musical heroes. Then again, the Baby Boomers were the result of a

For anyone who even passively follows the news, it’s obvious that the United States has a problem with gun violence.

Pet peeve: songs where the third verse is the same as the first. AC/DC drummer (ex-drummer?) Phil Rudd has pleaded

Things got out of hand at a show by 4Minute, a popular all-female K-Pop band. Apparently a ventilation vent collapsed

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