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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode: 939: Rock’n’roll tattoos

The human body is a remarkably good piece of construction. It has its quirks and shortcomings–have you looked at how

Can you name the guy who played guitar in both Nirvana and Soundgarden? His name is Jason Everman, a friend

If you’re a fan of Muse, here are a few facts that might fill in a few blanks. (1) The

We’ve all heard the stories about where punk came from. Here’s the precis: The New York Dolls and a few

A study by Northeastern University in Boston from about 15 years ago said that loud music can be as addictive

Whether we want to admit it or not, each of us is a product of our parents. We are like

Question: How long has Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong been recording music? He’s 49 now. The answer is 44 years.

Here’s more than you needed to know about Coldplay. (1) Singer Chris Martin and drummer Will Champion played university-level field

Last time we went through some concert tragedies where people died at the show. Among the worst disasters was the

Today, the 24th of September is an important 30th anniversary for album releases. On this one day in 1991, three

Today it’s not a big deal when a musician comes out of the closet. “He or she is gay? Okay.”

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