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New data suggests that alt-rock is growing in popularity

There’s been much discussion about the death of rock over the last couple of decades, but despite all the eulogies,

[This was my weekend column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It hurt to see Pete Townshend, one of my musical heroes,

I had yet another conversation about the myth that rock music is dead. To hear the people in this bubble

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

Now that Blue Monday is behind us, we can concentrate on getting through the second half of what’s been (generally)

While I’m whinging about the lack of loud guitar music in modern rock/alt-rock, other people are taken a dim view

Oh, dear. It’s another “rock is dead” bleat, this time from Coldplay, a band that done their best to kill

What’s this about rock being dead, murdered by unscrupulous pirating kids? That notion spouted by Gene Simmons received quite a

Oooo boy. Here we go again. Gene Simmons–never a man short of opinions–has declared rock to be dead in an

I’m more optimistic than the artists quoted in this article from Classic Rock Magazine. Or maybe I’m just delusional. 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