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Ongoing History Daily: Rejecting U2

It may be hard to believe now, but U2 had a very, very hard time getting their first recording contract–and

Yep. This works. (Via Alyssa) Moving to music news for June 17, 2020… Coronavirus update 1: Two big music festivals

Anyone involved in the Canadian music industry for any length of time inevitably ran into Deane Cameron. Few people championed

Today is Charles Darwin’s birthday. Make sure you give a creationist a hug. And now, music news for February 12,

I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday

When you think about it, it’s quite an accomplishment to become even a one-hit-wonder. Sure, your career is essentially over after

An early cloud service for the storing and sharing of MP3s was led by a CEO who knowingly encouraged his

On the eve of the Juno Awards in Calgary, the city took another step to becoming a musical powerhouse. Not

Radiohead has been an independent act for almost ten years now yet they still can’t seem to shake the shackles

In London for a few days to visit the Vintage.tv people. They’re coming to Canada, you know. In other music

Later this month, I’ll have an Ongoing History of New Music episode on the history of the home stereo. Part of

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