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Ongoing History Daily: A very weird U2 lawsuit

When a band goes on tour, they can never, ever be too careful. Same thing goes for promoters. If there’s

Getting in and out of foreign countries can be one of the biggest hassles any musician will ever face. Radiohead

The news keeps coming about the Manchester concert bombing. The UK paused for a minute of silence today at 11

The war on ticket-scalping bots just got a powerful new ally: a security outfit backed by military intelligence dedicated to

How many times have you been to a place of music only to have a pat-down, your bags searched and

From the second the Paris attacks began, concert promoters and venue operators worldwide went “Uh-oh. This is gonna be bad.”

The long-awaited (and well-reviewed) NWA bio-pic, Straight Outta Compton, opens today and Los Angeles is on edge. According to showbiz

A coder from Russia named Kamil Hismatullin was playing around with YouTube when he discovered a hack that apparently made

When I started going to gigs in the 1970s, concert security in my hometown consisted of hiring the local motorcycle

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