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Here’s a trailer for the new limited-edition series on Sharon Osbourne

While she might be the wife of Ozzy, Sharon Osbourne has led a very successful, separate, and interesting life of

Antonio Sánchez is not only a Grammy-winning (four!) composer, he’s also a drummer. In this video, he deconstructs drummers seen

If you’ve read High School, the Tegan and Sara memoir, you’ll see that the sisters had interesting upbringings. That book

As Kate Bush continues to cash cheques from Spotify and iTunes after “Running Up That Hill” blew up globally after

Anyone who’s followed Blink-182 knows that one of the big reasons Tom DeLonge quit the band was because he wanted

Back in 1977, The Sex Pistols released their “God Save the Queen” during Queen Elizabeth’s 25th-anniversary festivities, something that greatly

Come May 31, Danny Boyle’s limited series Pistol will appear on Disney+. It’s a six-part biography/drama based on the Sex

Johnny Lydon isn’t happy about it, but Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle has turned the memoir of Pistols’ guitarist Steve

In case you’ve forgotten, Kelsey Grammar’s Frasier Crane (from NBC’s Frasier, of course) was a stuffy psychologist who hosted a

Billie Eilish drops into Springfield as part of a Simpsons short. Lisa, looking for a place to practice her saxophone,

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