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Music Notes from the Oscars That You May Have Missed

Three hours and 35 minutes. If you made it through the whole thing, then you’re either (a) a super hardcore

*Sigh* The Oscars. The most bloated, self-serving, smug and un-entertaining awards show of them all. We know that it’s going

Shop, consumers, shop! (And for American readers confused as to why we Canadians seems to devote a shopping day to pugilism,

Video of The Greatest U2 Photobomb Ever™. Love the music, too. (Thanks to Larry for the link.)

So U2 didn’t win the Oscar for Best Song last night (and neither did Pharrell William, who, if you ask

I don’t care if this was ‘Shopped (although I don’t think it was). (Via Buzzfeed)

With a new song in circulation, another track up for an Oscar and a new album due in June(ish), the

The Academy Award nominees were announced this morning (full list here) and drilling down we find that U2 will go

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