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Random music news for Monday, August 29, 2022

You have to be a real Tesla fan to do something like this. Meanwhile, in music news for August 29,

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] After more than a decade of work, building on an idea

It was on August 17, 1982, when the first commercially-available compact disc rolled out of the Philips factory in Germany.

Here are some fun obsolete products. How many do you remember? Once you’re done, move on to music news for

This politician is having a bad week. It, however, continues to be a good week for music news–like what we

Send in the drones. And here comes music news for May 31, 2022. Jack White is calling for gun control

All the members of ABBA are now in their 70s and have no intention of ever performing again. And now

This is why we can’t have nice things. We can have music news for May 28, 2022, though. The killer

A rideable robot goat? From a motorcycle manufacturer? Yep. Let’s try some music news for March 16, 2022. Just as

The Simpsons acknowledged Winnipeg again. Why? Could it be because Matt Groening’s father (his name was Homer, by the way)

Have you noticed more road rage these days? Some people have. Keep that in mind after you browse through music

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