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Spinal Tap, the sequel is coming. But who will be the drummer?

Forty years after Rob Reiner created the best parody of rock (and especially metal) culture comes news that there’s going

Between his books, his UFO research, and other musical musings, Tom DeLonge is Dave Grohl-esque when it comes to creative

Come this fall (we don’t have an exact date yet), we’ll get a new biopic about Weird Al Yankovic starring

There’s no sign that interest in vinyl records is going to end soon, let alone plateau. Why? That’s the central

Lowest of the Low was one of Toronto’s great indie bands of the 90s. They started with a tremendous amount

If you’ve been to see The Batman, you’ll know that Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” an album track from Nirvana’s

There’s a lot to unpack in that headline, isn’t there? And there’s more. JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot production company has

Most of us have seen concert videos, either on TV, online or on DVD. It seems that every band has

Tom Morello is probably the closest anyone has come to Dave Grohl‘s workaholicness. Not only does he participate in a

Despite a long lead-up and the obvious popularity of the Foo Fighters, the band’s horror-comedy, Studio 666, didn’t light up

The Foo Fighters are probably collecting having more fun than any other band in the history of rock. Their horror/comedy

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