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Why Everyone’s Streaming and Everyone’s Happy

Here’s an interesting article from the VIllage Voice. Let me begin with a highlight: Montana-based Dan Brooks recently wrote a

Iggy was in the UK recently to deliver the fourth annual John Peel Lecture and Professor Pop chose to speak

Here’s a sobering post from Mark Mulligan’s Music Industry Blog: The plight of artists and songwriters grappling with download dollars

Here’s her op-ed fromBillboard: Ever since technology gave us the ability to put an endless number of tracks on a

[Another guest blog by Susan Andrews. AC] Lately I’ve been having some thoughts on the use of children’s choirs by

When you try to name all the new superstar acts that have emerged in the world of rock since the

May 19, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJ, Opinion, Wedding

With wedding season upon us–and with weddings already being stupidly expensive–Pitchfork has published this handy article on how to handle

[I’m always looking for people with interesting opinions and positions on music. This comes via Jason Kane. – AC] Every

The latest bit of music-related psychoanalysis comes from Pitchfork, which claims that where you stand at a gig says something

According to GuitarHabits.com, anyway. Here’s the Top 5: 1 – Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Jimi Hendrix 2 – Satisfaction – Rolling Stones 3

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