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Ongoing History Daily: The “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video

One of the most famous videos of all time is “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana. You know, the scene

It was August 17, 1991, when Nirvana, an unknown band from a small town in Washington State, shot the first

“Ouch,” the lead-off track and official single from The Tragically Hip’s recent Saskadelphia album, now has its own video. Produced

Said the Whale’s approach to the video for their new single “Record Shop” looks high-tech but is actually pretty steampunky

It’s been nearly a decade since Rammstein released a full album so when when of a new record was coming

We can always count on the guys in OK Go to come up with new, cool spins on the music

One of Tom Petty’s final Canadian performances took place at Ottawa Bluesfest on July 16. Here’s some spectacular fan-shot video–in

U2 is famous for their love of all things America and particularly New York. Their latest video for “You’re The

Radiohead’s “Lift” was supposed to be a radio hit. It was left off OK Computer because of that. Would have

Here’s something to make you think. Earlier this week, Adweek magazine published an article about the uprising of Generation Z.

I can’t argue, really.

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