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When grunge came along in the 90s, it changed rock music forever. Along with punk, it’s the still a driving

There are many different styles of drumming. But one of the most energetic of all is the kind of rhythms

Charlie Watts was the quiet reserved one in the Rolling Stones, so when there was an opportunity to hear him

There are tens of thousands of ways you can learn about the history of rock, but this infographic (via Graphicspedia)

If you’re a fan of Canadian hip-hop like I am, you will be excited to hear about an event happening

A couple of weeks back, I was a guest lecturer at Humber College where I spent four days teaching the

Coming June 13, David Weigel’s book The Show That Never Ends gives a wildly entertaining story of Prog Rock and

American alt-rock band Garbage recently announced the upcoming release of their autobiographical coffee table book This Is the Noise That Keeps

Last year Straight Outta Compton was met with huge success. Even just the hype was massive. People were changing their

Before he started raking in bazillions of dollars writing songs for Adele, Dan Wilson was a member of the Minneapolis

One hundred years ago today on a tiny, narrow street in Sarajevo, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip killed the visiting Archduke

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