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The first-ever Billboard Music Chart was released 50 years ago this summer–and something about the first #1 song needs to be addressed.

Back in the days of jukeboxes, several companies jockeyed for supremacy in tracking America’s most popular songs. Billboard (which began

It was on this day in 1970 that Apollo 13 mentioned to Houston that they had a problem. And it’s

It’s the final sprint towards Christmas. How crazy is the next seven days for you? Can you take time to

The sound you heard at midnight was a bunch of radio stations flipping to an all-Christmas format for the rest

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t want to go through that again, do we,

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (Yes, America, we do things differently up here.) And now the music news for October 9.

Two days until the Eclipse Day. Got your #14 welder’s glass yet? And now, the music news for August 19.

The inauguration performer news just keeps on coming. 1a. As 3 Doors Down continues to be crucified for their decision

I’m in Fredericton NB for the Canadian University Press conference where I’m going to deliver a talk called “Long Live

I always find it interesting to see musicians’ homes. The extravagance of architecture and design are amazing, even if 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 […]
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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 […]
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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