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The Cure’s 40th Anniversary Show Sounds Epic

For some reason hearing that The Cure is 40 caught me off guard. I should have known that and it

Artist: Slowdive, “Sugar For The Pill” Album: Slowdive First album in 22 years for this Reading, UK classic Sounds like:

Depressed over the whole Trump thing? Maybe you’re thrilled The Orange One is in charge. Whatever your mood, here is

This comes via Trevor and Pitchfork. And wait a sec: who’s voice is that at the 13:40 mark? Damn, that

Earlier this year, there was an Ongoing History of New Music episode on the history of shoegaze (review it here)

After being apart for close to 20 years–they split in 1995–Slowdive has announced their return. You can read more about

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