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Ongoing History Daily: Songs in commercials

Back in the day, you almost never heard well-known songs in TV commercials. But then in the 80s, things began

With the 2017 MLB season about to start, plenty of teams are rolling out commercials. The Chicago Cubs (World Series

Back in 2006, Jack White agreed to participate in a Coke commercial. It ran exactly once. Where did it go?

Think that the Stones came late to the idea of licensing their music and likenesses for commercials? Think again. (Via

Before Lemmy died of cancer just after Christmas, he filmed a TV commercial for milk. Yes, milk. Created by a

Is there such thing as too fast? For some people, the answer is “Areyoucrazy?Power!FASTER!” With that in mind, here are

The whole concept of selling out is pretty much dead. If you’re going to exist in the music industry today,

Produced from scratch in Putin’s Russia. Don’t mention the war. (Via The Hollywood Reporter)

I declare this The Best Thing Ever for today. Where can I buy some ZYX? (Via Metal Injection)

I reported on Fred’s commission back in May. Now it’s done. (Via UPROXX)

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