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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 808: Trying to be a Rock Superstar in the 21st Century

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black

The Paleo Music Festival is on now in Nyon, Switzerland, which is somewhere between Geneva and Switzerland near Leman Lake.

Now that we’re into the fourth quarter–the biggest release period of the year–the new tracks are coming in by the

Even though this is a long weekend, there will be a brand new episode of The Ongoing History of New

When the Pixies are leading the charge against unfair ticketing practices, it’s getting serious. The legendary band was set to

New pet peeve: people who stop dead at the top of busy escalators. What are they thinking? And now, some

With a new album called Head Carrier due at the end of the month, the Pixies have released this video

I’m in denial about Labour Day. Please do not bring it up. And now, music news… Great (albeit possibly crazy)

It’s nice to see the Pixies finally releasing music on a semi-regular basis. With a new album due September 30

There’s just too much music out there. Sometimes you need a little advice on where to start. That’s where the

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