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Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term New Wave, part 2

The use of “New Wave” as a musical descriptor first appeared in the early 70s and eventually became interchangeable with

Sometimes it’s rather amusing when mainstream media tries to describe and report on what’s happening in pop culture. Newspapers are

If you’re interested in how punk came to be, here’s a good primer on the whole thing. (Via Walter)

We’ve all heard the stories about where punk came from. Here’s the precis: The New York Dolls and a few

Nanobots are now real. This will freak out the tinfoil hat people. The music news for November 19, 2021, is

There are many different styles of drumming. But one of the most energetic of all is the kind of rhythms

Looking for that perfect brain implant on your way to becoming trans-human? Try these. Now some music news for August

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

[More summer encores. New shows begin the weekend after Labour Day. Rest assured, though, I’m already working on them, too.

Think the mob killed JFK? A supporter of QAnon? The COVID vaccine filled with Bill Gates-designed nanobots? Try this one

You might remember a story from late last month of a punk show in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the promoter

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