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Pop and Dance: Men Without Hats’ biggest hits going to Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

Break out your best ‘80s moves and turn up the volume on your old boombox, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of

It was on this day in 1986 that things went very, very wrong at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine.

If you came of age musically in the 1980s, you’ll probably remember how futuristic everything sounded. Synthesizers, sequencers, drum machines,

June 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 80s Music

Every generation believes that the music that was new when they were young was the greatest music ever made. It’s

Good news! We’ve made to through January! Bad news! This February has 29 days. And now, the music news. Wait:David

If you were distracted by Ricky Gervais’ opening monologue at the Golden Globes, you may have missed this brilliant Simpsons

Camping on the May long weekend? No thanks. Great news! Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has been ruled cancer-free. Robin Thicke

Walter Cronkite debuted on the CBS Evening News on this day in 1962. Are all those old videotapes in the

The 80s live–especially in the UK with the Rewind Festivals. Details here. Rewind – Scotland (July 24 to July 26)

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