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Music Industry 

The music industry might get a new warning symbol

November 28, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments Home Taping, Music Piracy, Parental Advisory, PMRC

The music industry has a history of creating universal warning symbols designed to keep the public from doing stuff of

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Music News 

The PMRC’s “Filthy 15” has been turned into a theatre production. (WARNING: Contains songs that were offensive in 1985)

April 27, 2018April 26, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Filthy 15, Nicole Lizée, PMRC

One of the biggest music stories of 1985 was the antics of a group of Washington women who decided to

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Music History 

An Oral History of the Insane PMRC Meetings 30 Years Ago

September 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dee Snyder, Frank Zappa, John Denver, PMRC, Tipper Gore

Three decades ago, a group of Washington wives decided to take on the music industry. They weren’t happy with the

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 17, 2015

September 17, 2015September 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Beats 1, Dee Snider, Dubai, Katy Perry, Keith Richards, Lady Gaga, Liam Gallagher, MySpace, PMRC, Ricky Gervais, Rolling Stones, Twisted Sister, YouTube

Time to leave Singapore for Kuala Lumpur where the Yellow Shirts and the Red Shirts are battling each other in

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Music History 

Anyone Remember the PMRC?

September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Censorship, PMRC, Tipper Gore

If you wander through a record store, you still might come across one of these:   This is a relic

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Music History 

1988: The Summer of Censorship

August 29, 2015August 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Censorship, Ice-T, Jane's Addiction, PMRC, Red Hot Chili Peppers

The summer of ’88 was a weird time for free speech and artistic expression, especially for musicians and music fans.

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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  • Ms. Styx on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)

RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • 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
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