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Ongoing History Daily: More band name origins

Time again to look at where various bands got their names. (1) The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ name is pure New

Aliens are among us. Really. Be paranoid about that as you look through music news for April 1, 2022. No

There have always only been two guys in Royal Blood: Singer and bass guitarist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher.

Want to feel small and insignificant? Read this. Now come back to earth with music news for June 17, 2021.

Oooo. A big UFO report is coming from the US government! We’re depending on you, Tom DeLonge, to help us

Not only is my head swimming from all the music that’s come in from the usual sources over the last

The first-ever mobile cellular network was launched in the US on this day in 1983. Phones were the size of

Here’s another short list of the best (well, to me, anyway) that passed through my computers and email accounts this

VVN Music has published some sales rankings of vinyl in the UK. Here are the Top 10 selling vinyl singles

After a two week hiatus in which I communed with orang-utans in the jungles of Borneo–I’m not kidding–it’s time to

The Beatles’ last performance was held on this day in 1969 on the roof of Apple Records in London. Rush’s

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