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Random music news for Friday, December 17, 2021

Artists from across Canada are coming together to help with flood relief for disasters on both coasts. You can learn

And you thought your band’s last tour was rough. Edisun, a four-piece band from Connecticut, decided the best way they

The Taliban is again on a mission to remove music from Afghan society because, according to them, music is un-Islamic.

The Taliban has completely taken over and is determined to control all messaging and news. On Sunday, they stormed a

It’s bad enough being a musician in Afghanistan right now (the executions have started). Now imagine being a female musician

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

The Taliban hates music. As it roles across Afghanistan in the vacuum created by the withdrawal of American troops, jihadis

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

Afghanistan is a difficult place. The never-ending American war. The Taliban. Tribal battles. The heroin trade. Suicide bombings. Yet amongst

As you read this, I’m somewhere over the North Pole on an EVA 777 heading to Taipei. Nice wifi up

Gotta set up the Christmas tree this weekend. No point in putting it off anymore. Meanwhile, here’s some music news

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