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Random music news for Friday, April 8, 2022

I’m going to be hosting an online music trivia contest for charity in a couple of weeks. Wanna play? Get

I just read that the question mark is derived from a cat’s tail–as the cat is walking away. Is that

I could write some commentary here, but I think the video speaks for itself.

Nice work, Internet. Read more at Mashable.

This infamous orgy club–i.e. a place where people gather to have sex with strangers–doesn’t seem worried about the coronavirus. Ew.

If you’re having a bad Tuesday, then just think of this guy. I know, right? Moving on to music new

When A-ha’s “Take on Me” appeared in 1985, jaws dropped. No one had seen this sort of mix of live

When a-ha released the video for “Take on Me” in 1985, its mixed-media approach was considered wondrous and magical. It

Let’s go back to the bedroom of a young Rivers Cuomo in 1985 when… And yes, that is Finn Wolfhard,

Consider this question: What song from the last century has been streamed the most on all platforms? If you guessed

It was on this day in 1982 that ET: The Extraterrestrial debuted in theatres. Now in music news for June 11,

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