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What’s the most-used word in rock lyrics?

I received this email from reader Ted over the weekend: “My wife and I were sitting at the dinner table

So here’s a question: who invented rock’n’roll music? Was it Elvis? Was it Bill Haley and the Comets? Was it

While it’s never gone away, guitar-based music–especially on the alt-rock side of the leger–hasn’t been as popular as it once

Damn, I got chills watching just watching the trailer. I can’t wait to get back to this in real life.

At the dawn of the 2010s, alt-rock was still, well, rockin’. The top tracks of that first year came from

Like I just said, there’s always someone out there predicting the death of rock. Just like the End-of-the-Worlders who are

A new music industry study called the IMS Business Report took a look at a wide range of stats to

Let’s be very, very clear about what the Grammys are. First and foremost, they’re a prime time network TV show

The only reason I’m going to watch the Grammys tonight is because it’s my job. Okay, maybe there’s one other

Streaming is dominated by hip-hop, R&B, and pop. But while rock fans have been slow to adopt the technology (it’s

Rock has been declared dead and buried almost a dozen times since it was birthed in the 1950s. So far,

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