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Get ready for reusable cups at concerts and festivals

The amount of food and beverage garbage left over at the end of a concert or festival is immense. Live

Recession? What recession? Live Nation announced second-quarter results this week and reported a 40% increase in revenue, not from the

America loves their guns. They love them so much that they demand to take them everywhere so they can show

Spongebob? Is that you? If not, who or what is it? Ponder that as you browse through music news for

On a dating app? Notice the conspiracy theories there? Nothing conspiratorial about music news for July 9, 2022. Doing his

Scientists have discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Hey, it’s science, so it’s gotta be right. Now let’s

Back in 1984, Keanu Reeves worked for the CBC and did a report on a teddy bear convention. There’s video,

The marriage of live music and technology has really been given a boost since the pandemic. The latest development involves

Live Nation Canada has announced what they call Concert Week, a giant fire sale of all-in tickets to more than

Russians are having trouble with their computer printers these days. Here’s why. Now let’s try some music news for March

The sanctions keep piling up and the isolation of Russia is becoming more intense. More and more music and media

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