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Punk Crock: How We Have the History of Punk All Wrong

I just missed the original punk rock explosion of the 1970s, so my experience with what actually happened is somewhat

I don’t have kids but if I did, I’d spend an awful lot of time teaching them about music. Why

For the casual observer, punk seemed to explode everywhere at once in about 1977. In the days before the Internet,

What does punk rock have to do with Spongebob? More than you might think. Check out this latest Ongoing History

Here’s a program from NPR that deals with Cuban punk rockers who deliberately infected themselves with AIDS so they could

So what was it like to be a punk in London at the end of the explosion that saw the

Come with me back to 1980 for The Yobs’ Christmas. Just be aware that we’re dealing with some NSFW-ish-ness here.

Love the title of this doc. Get more background at Consequence of Sound.

August 8, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Punk Rock

This top 10 list from OC Weekly in California and uses a fairly liberal definition of “punk” when applied to

Diffuser.com found this on Etsy. I sure its creators has good intentions, but jeezus…

July 17, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Punk Rock

With the passing of Tommy Ramone, the last original member of the Ramones, last week, thoughts have turned to 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 […]
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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