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Ongoing History Daily: Why he’s Johnny Rotten

The singer of the Sex Pistols is Johnny Lydon, but thirty-plus years ago, he was known as “Johnny Rotten.” Why?

I’ve lost count of how man musician-theme jigsaw puzzles have been released over the last couple of years. Bowie, Pink

Still confused about the US election? There’s this rabbit hole: Now let’s try music news for November 5, 2020. Johnny

Despite living in LA, 62-year-old Johnny Lydon had never bothered to learn to drive. Jay Leno managed to convince the

[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black

Good news! We’ve made to through January! Bad news! This February has 29 days. And now, the music news. Wait:David

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