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The Final Countdown: Google Play Music to end in the fall

We all knew it was coming but we hoped we’d have more time. This week, the death toll started to

I saw a spa offering a pumpkin spice massage. Have we taken this a little too far? Distract yourself with

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

It was fifty-one years ago today that the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper in North America. It had come out the

It’s International Nurses Day. Hug a nurse–but ask first. When it comes to music news for May 12, 2018… Here

I’m fascinated by the rise of smart speakers, which are quickly becoming the must-have new gadget. I have a Google

All Hallow’s Eve Eve? Sure. Let’s go with that. And now some music news for October 30. Chrissie Hynde of

A new Google Home Mini arrived for the home office on Monday, a compliment to the full-sized Google Home that’s

[Note: This article has been updated to reflect Google’s changes to the Mini which have solved the problem. See below

Got a Google Home on a counter somewhere? Waiting for Amazon Alexa in November? Want an Apple HomePod in December?

[SINGAPORE -] Here at the Music Matters conference in Singapore, a lot of people were talking about smart speakers like

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