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Random music news for Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The first-ever Nobel Prize ceremony was held on this day in 1901. Now let’s try some music news for December

This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase

Musicians are paid fractions of a penny every time their song is streamed. The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

We’ve made the escape from Hanoi and have made it to Hoi An via Da Nang. I’ve got an urge

It was a rough weekend for both of the bull terriers. They both got terribly skunked on Friday night. If

On this day in 1975, Steve Wozniak tested the first prototype of the first Apple computer. And now in music

It’s been a year exactly since the Brexit vote. How’s that going for everyone, hmm? And now, the music news

Another transpacific trip. Is this Shanghai? And I’m flying Juneyao Airlines? That should be fine, right? And now, the music

It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated

The Barbie Doll made its debut at a toy fair on this day in 1959. And in music news… A

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