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Random music news for Monday, February 25, 2019

Happy birthday George Harrison! He would have turned 76 today. As for music news on February 25… R Kelly’s bail

Popular music has long been feared by those in power. They’re afraid of the messages and passions that can inculcate

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

There are many flavours of hip-hop: gangsta, low bap, grime, drill, ghettotech, nerdcore, crunk, and so on. Then we have

[Another guest post as I lollygag somewhere in southern Thailand where the music of Bob Marley can be heard more

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

The people at Forbes have a thing about estimating the earnings of celebrities. With their latest list of hip-hop stars,

Back in 1910, the popular music of the day was classic, marching music (think John Philip Sousa), religious music (including

The first half of the 20th century was driven by jazz. This was the dominant music of the era and

Today is Melania Trump’s birthday. I wonder what she really wants? Meanwhile, in music news for April 26, 2018… For

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