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There’s now a Metallica version of the board game CLUE

Next to KISS, Metallica never seems to miss a merchandising opportunity. The band’s latest offering is a Metallica version of

A Tool Christmas commercial? That doesn’t make any sense. Then again, it does if bassist Justin Chancellor is plugging his

I’ve lost count of how man musician-theme jigsaw puzzles have been released over the last couple of years. Bowie, Pink

Yeah, it’s that time again when I start posting cool music-related items suitable for gift-giving this Christmas. First up is

Well, I guess it’s never too early to introduce the wee tyke to the history of rock’n’roll. This new Fisher-Price

Radiohead feels your pain. The lockdowns, the boredom, the uncertainly have taken a toll on us all. Perhaps you need

David Bowie was one of the most important rock’n’roll fashion mavens of all time. And now those sensibilities are coming

Don’t you hate it when people misuse the word “literally?” In this case, though, this is the correct usage. Tool

As a old school pinballer from way back, I’m happy to see Guns N’ Roses has a new pinball game

At first glance, this looks like a proper Rage Against the Machine t-shirt. But look again. Here’s another. And there’s

With no new System of a Down album on the horizon–the last one, Hypnotize, came out 14 years ago (take

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