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It was a deadly and weird weekend in music

There are two weekend items regarding death and destruction in the world of music. Item 1: Five people shot in

Fentanyl has already killed Prince and Tom Petty. There are whispers that it may have been a factor in the

When Tom Petty died on October 2, the story was that he was found in full cardiac arrest. A heart

Friday will mark the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death. After lying dead and alone in an elevator at his Paisley

Six days before he died of an opiate overdose, Prince’s private plane had to make an emergency landing in Moline,

The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that Prince died as the result of an accidental overdose of self-administered fentanyl–“fentanyl

Although we’re still awaiting the toxicology report on Prince, it’s looking more and more like prescription drugs were involved. The

Scott Weiland was laid to rest on Thursday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery after a very low-key funeral attended by

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