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Random Music News for Saturday, November 5, 2016

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anvil, Dick Clark, Freddie Mercury, Neil Young, Pono, Prince, Rami Malek, Robbie Robertso, Simpsons, Strumbellas, Tidal, Tool

Guy Fawkes, anyone? And now, the music news. Rami Malek of Mr. Robot will be part of Freddie Mercury biopic.

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A (Very) Brief History of Music Festivals

June 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Freed, Dick Clark, Music Festivals

This was my column in this week’s Metro papers. It’s short, but all I get is 400 words. On Friday,

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Interesting History: American Bandstand’s Anti-Gay Past

January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Bandstand, Anti-Gay, Dick Clark, Discrimination

From Grantland: Pulitzer Prize–eligible magazine The National Enquirer broke an old but interesting story this week about Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. The ultra-wholesome

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