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Florida is getting a new loud music law. What could possibly go wrong?

We’ve all been unintentionally exposed to high-volume urban thump machines, cars with car stereos so loud they un-torque chassis bolts.

You might remember a story from late last month of a punk show in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the promoter

A promoter in Florida found a way to send a message to those who won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine. Leadfoot

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

The owner of the Hard Rock chain, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, has been pumping a lot of money into

Flying back from the NE Caribbean Command Post today. Just in time for another snowstorm, too. And now, the music

The story goes that Keith Richards woke up in the middle of the night with a guitar riff going through

Back on November 23, 2013, Michael Dunn, 47, stopped for gas at a station in north Florida. Also at the

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