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Random music news for Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Today is my parents 65th wedding anniversary. Yay, mom and dad! I put together this round of music news for

PBS has a new six-part series entitled Icon: Music Through The Lens that explores the world of rock photography. And

When I think of hardcore, the last place I’d look is PBS. But America’s public broadcast is behind a free

Ken Burns’ much-hyped ten-part documentary series on the Vietnam War begins September 17 on PBS. To make sure he nailed

Chad Smith of the Chili Peppers hosts a PBS show called Landmarks Live in Concert, a series of shows featuring

One of the TV production companies I’m working with is almost ready with what should be a groundbreaking profile of

Sir George Martin, the man who helped the Beatles reach their potential, died this past March 8 at the age

History-based music programming is hot right now with plenty of new projects–docs, dramas, comedies–either already on TV or currently in

This is the fifteenth anniversary of the Anna Kournikova virus. And now, the music news. The Pirate Bay vs. Netflix:

Jack White is at it again. From the press release: PBS and the BBC Arena today announced AMERICAN EPIC, the

This is quite fantastic. Read the whole story at Rolling Stone.

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