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Cool! Footage of Joey Ramone BEFORE he was in The Ramones

Before the Ramones, Jeff Hyman of Queens, New York–later known as Joey Ramone–was in a band called Sniper. Reader Adam

On March 30, 1974, a new band called The Ramones played their first gig. It was at a place called

In the late 90s, I was working on a book on alt-rock. As we got closer to the publication date,

The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But

And some point, we will all travel into the light and slip the bonds of this mortal coil. Hopefully, it

Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23,

One day in 1503, Leonardo Da Vinci started on a portrait that would be known as the Mona Lisa. What

Long before Drew Carey began begging for us to have our pets spayed or neutered on the Price Is Right,

[Tom frequently recommends stories and links to this site. This time, though, he has a story of his own. –

Back to work. Back to school. Back to…pumpkin spice lattes? Really, Starbucks? So soon? And now, some music news. Bono

If you go to a particular corner in New York City and look up, you’ll see this. The sign is

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