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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 945: The concept of selling out, part 1

One of the worst insults you can throw at an artist is to accuse them of selling out. The most

I love when data gets crunched in ways that help us visualize what would otherwise be unvisualizable. (Is that even

On this day 59 years ago, Elvis was drafted into the army. And in music news… Chuck Berry apparently left

Off to Vancouver tonight for some TV work. Must have oysters. And now, the music news… This is interesting: five

I’m awfully tired of streaming music series getting all the blame for the low payments that are making their way

It wasn’t all that long ago that the major record labels–Universal, Sony and Warner–seemed to be on the ropes, their

Back when the original Napster was approaching its peak, there was a secret meeting in Sun Valley Idaho between them

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