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Wait: Al Jourgensen of Ministry recorded a soft drink commercial?

Long before the stigma of selling out over licensing music to TV commercials died away, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen was making

Naturally, Al Jourgensen is being very subtle about it.

Cue the Apocalypse. Al Jourgensen and Ministry have gone acoustic. A quiet, gentle, and, er, rather pretty version of the

Happy birthday to English Bull Terrier the Younger. She’s three today. Today is also “Wear Your Metal T-Shirt to Work

The sun threw a hissy fit on this day in 2000, resulting in what’s now known as The Bastille Day

Ministry seems to be on hold for a bit so that Uncle Al can put all his energies into his

Yesterday was a long day of chasing the sun. Up at 6am Tuesday Singapore time. A 9:10am flight to London that

Back in 1990, Trent Reznor was in record label hell. Unable to record anything because of a bitter dispute with

Still in Vancouver. Damn, it’s nice out here–unless you’re running a ski resort. No snow this year. Thankfully, the FCC

Oh, and Joey Santiago of the Pixies is involved, too. I quote: The Bridge is a Rock & Roll feature

I have no words other than “Damn, Al, you may have found your second act.” (Via Metal Sucks)

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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