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There’s a new 12-part doc on record shops coming

If you’re the kind of person who loves to root around in record shops, a new 12-part documentary entitled Behind

When vinyl sales ticked back up in 2008, it was easy to look at this as an anomaly, a blip

If you’re over 30, you might be able to relate to this. (Via Tom) Stretch. Then try some music news

Maybe it’s the cautious Canadian in me, but watching the US and the UK start staging maskless, no-social-distancing public events

Like other domestic music industries around the world, things in Britain have been decimated by the coronavirus. In many cases,

Pandemic or not, Brits bought a lot of vinyl in 2020. In fact, sales nearly reached a 30-year high. This

Before get into music news for September 20, 2020, how can this pitch be legal? Coronavirus update 1: Some people

With everything we’re going through, the 2010s feels like a century ago. In reality, though, it’s been a little more

Since musicians can’t tour right now, there are big buses and vans just sitting idle. Why not put some of

Vinyl’s resurrection began with the establishment of Record Store Day in 2008. The venerable old format (est. c.1900) has seen

It looked grim for HMV UK just a few days ago when it appeared the chain was doomed to a

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