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Random music news for Friday, December 3, 2021

Crossing borders today with multiple vaccine proofs. Jeezus, this is a weird time. At least music news for December 3,

Well, I picked a grand time to leave the country, what with all the sudden new travel restrictions. I can

Think Brazilian evangelicals will benefit from this? If not, there’s always music news for December 1, 2021. Surprise. Yay. Motley

Though most of us love listening to music, we may not spend much time thinking about how this came to

Looking for a super-unique gift for someone this year? You must check out the Make Music Matter Holiday Auction. Make

If you’re a fan of rock’n’roll-themed museum exhibits (Think David Bowie Is…, Pink Floyd’s Their Mortal Remains, etc.), then you’ll

Last time we went through some concert tragedies where people died at the show. Among the worst disasters was the

Even flying economy on an ultra-low-cost airline is better than this. As for music news for November 30, 2021, here’s

Today is still known as Cyber Monday. Now most of us have high-speed internet at home, how many of us

[USS is on their final tour this fall. Ross MacDonald was dispatched to capture the gig in Ottawa on November

Buffy Sainte-Marie is one of the most important and legendary indigenous singers anywhere (not to mention a pretty fine protest

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