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Guest Blog 

Guest Blog: Where Are Today’s Proper Punk Bands?

January 9, 2016January 8, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Clash, Opinion, Punk, Ramones, Social Distortion

[Tom is a regular reader who helpfully supplies links to a variety of cool and interesting stories. He does this

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Music News 

Why It’s Time to Turn Off the Music–At Least for a Little While

November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Muzak, Opinion

With music being so ubiquitous, maybe we need to turn it off for a while in order to learn to

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Music Industry 

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a Scam. Discuss.

October 1, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Opinion, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Some people have had an uneasy feeling about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. To them, the concept of

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Music News 

A Good Question: How Many People REALLY Care About Music Discovery?

September 25, 2015 Alan Cross 5 Comments Music Discovery, Opinion

Every once in a while I get nostalgic for the pre-Internet days when we were very selective about the albums

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Controversy 

“I Just Don’t Like Jack White”

September 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jack White, Opinion

That’s an interesting comment. Next to Dave Grohl, I’d always thought that Jack White was one of the most admired

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Music History 

Happy 51st, Courtney Love

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Birthday, Courtney Love, Opinion, Ryan Jarman, The Cribs

Ever since I was called to testify against Courtney Love in her “twibel” trial last year (long, LONG story), we’ve

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Cool! 

A Response to the New Nickelback Video

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Nickelback, Opinion

This is not kind.(Via Brent)

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Controversy 

Take This Test: Liking Any of These Songs Could Prove You’re an Asshole

January 5, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Opinion, Worst Songs Ever

The first week of January is a good time to assess your goals, dreams and overall state of mind. I’m

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Music News 

“I Hate Dave Grohl!

November 21, 2014 Alan Cross 6 Comments Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Haters, Opinion

Okay, so that headline is kinda clickbait-y. And it’s also not my personal opinion. Having talked to Dave many times,

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Music Industry 

A Must Read: Steve Albini’s Keynote Address at Australian Music Conference

November 17, 2014 Alan Cross 3 Comments Opinion, Steve Albini

I’ve always liked Steve Albini for his plain speaking. The producer recording engineer legend has some very strong views about

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Controversy 

Are Albums the Problem with the Music Industry?

November 10, 2014November 10, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Opinion

As much as I love albums, I fear for their future. Ever since iTunes started offering songs a la carte,

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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Recent Comments

  • Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian have disrespected Ferrari for the last time. Sort of. - Alan Cross on Car pr0n: Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason’s Ferrari LaFerrari
  • Ms. Styx on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)
  • What's the future of music? It might be kinda...bleak. - Alan Cross on Does it matter if we own music? Or is “renting” it good enough?
  • Fee on Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins. What really happened? [With updates on the fallout from this article]
  • Alan Cross on Pearl Jam can’t catch a break, cancels the rest of their US tour

RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • 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 […]
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  • 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
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